previously

/ˈpriːviəsli/ adv.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

以前；先前；预先

释义与例句

adv. 以前；先前；预先
before the present time; earlier than something else
  1. I had never been to China previously.
    我以前从未去过中国。
  2. The price was previously much higher.
    价格以前要高得多。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Previously, this area was full of factories.
    以前，这个地区到处都是工厂。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 previous（以前的）+ ly（副词后缀）= 以前。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • previous 以前的；先前的
    形容词，previously 的词根形式
同义词
  • formerly 以前；从前
    formerly 较正式，强调曾经的身份或状态；previously 更通用。
    This building was formerly a church. 这座建筑以前是一座教堂。
反义词
  • subsequently 随后；后来
    subsequently 表示在某事之后发生，与 previously 构成时间上的反义。
    He left the company and subsequently started his own business. 他离开了公司，随后创办了自己的企业。
常见搭配
  • previously mentioned 前面提到的
    As previously mentioned, the meeting will be held on Friday. 如前所述，会议将于星期五举行。
  • previously unknown 先前未知的
    Scientists discovered a previously unknown species. 科学家发现了一个先前未知的物种。