adj.(形容词)[A]先前的,以前的 coming before in time or order
[P]过早的,过急的 acting too soon
基本介绍
- 中文名以前的;先于;在 ... 之前
- 外文名previous
- 英式音标'privis
- 美式音标'privis
详细释义
adj.(形容词)
- 以前的,前的,先的,先前的,前面的,以往的
- <口>过早的,过急的
- 前人的
- 原来的,就有的
adv.(副词)
- 在前,在先,在以前, 在...以前
双语例句
非谓语
- It happened previous to his arrival there.
事件发生于他到那儿以前。 - You must collect enough materials previous to your writing.
你在写作之前必须收集好足够的材料。
用作定语~+ n. - The author mentioned it in the previous paragraph.
作者在前一段里提到这件事。 - He said he had arrived on the previous night.
他说他是在前一天夜里到达的。 - His previous attempts had been unsuccessful.
他以前的尝试没成功。 - A previous engagement prevents me from accepting your kind invitation.
我因事前有了约会,不能接受您的盛情邀请。
用作表语S+be+~+ prep .-phrase - Don't be too previous about refusing.
别过急地拒绝。 - Aren't you rather previous in supposing that I will marry you?
你以为我会同你结婚,你这想法不是过早了吗?
常见短语
- previous to
- 在…之前before; prior to
Previous to that, we had traveled by car to Paris. 在那之前,我们坐车去了巴黎。
Previous to coming here,I worked in London. 来此之前,我在伦敦工作。
辞彙搭配
- previous to departure在出发之前
- previous to sb's arrival在某人到达之前
词义搭配
- previous foregoing preceding prior former
- 这些形容词均可表示“在前的”之意。
previous:previous指时间上、顺序上较早的,或指正在谈论的某事的前一个。 - foregoing:foregoing指前所述的,是following的反义词。
- preceding:preceding特指时间和地位上紧接在前。
- prior:prior与previous同义,常可换用,但prior有时强调更大的重要性,对比意味强。
- former:former系latter的反义词,比prior更着重对比。
词源搭配
1625年进入英语,直接源自拉丁语的prviuspr (之)前 + via (路),意为之前的路。