喜樂美語
  1. 1rB1/bɪˈfɔːrhænd/ · /bɪˈfɔːhænd/事先；預先

    earlier than something else happens or is done, often so you are ready.

    示範例句 · Example

    Almost all the food was prepared beforehand.

    逐字幾乎所有的食物事先都被準備好了。

    「beforehand」是時間副詞，核心意思是「在另一件事發生之前就先做／先知道」。它常帶「先準備好」的感覺：prepare beforehand、agree beforehand、know beforehand。跟 in advance 很近（安排、通知常用 in advance）；beforehand 也常說事件前的心情，像 feel nervous beforehand。一種想法是：把它想成時間軸上往前站一步——把動作或訊息移到主事件之前——方便記憶。

    常見搭配

    • know beforehand

      事先知道

      to have information earlier than an event

      Nobody knew beforehand that the class would move rooms.

    • prepare / make something beforehand

      事先準備／做好

      to get something ready earlier than you need it

      Mei prepared the name cards beforehand for the school fair.

    • agree / decide beforehand

      事先約定／決定

      to settle a plan earlier so everyone is clear

      They decided beforehand how much each person would bring.

    • tell / let someone know beforehand

      事先告訴／通知某人

      to give notice earlier than something happens

      Please let me know beforehand if you need a ride.

    • feel nervous / excited beforehand

      事先感到緊張／興奮

      to have a feeling in the time just before an event

      Leo always feels excited beforehand on sports day.

    • ahead of time

      提前；事先（美式常見）

      American-friendly twin: earlier so you are ready

      Call ahead of time if you will be late to practice.

    意思相近

    in advanceahead of timeearlierpreviouslyin preparation

    用法接近

    beforeprior toin advance offirst

core核心畫面

Picture the moment something is going to happen, and then step back on the timeline to the space in front of it. Beforehand points at that space — the part where you get things ready. It always leans on an event the listener already has in mind: not just 'earlier', but 'earlier than that thing, while there was still time to prepare'.

可以想成時間軸上有一個「事情發生」的點，然後往前退一步，看那個點之前的那一段。beforehand 指的就是那一段——通常是拿來準備的時間。它一定貼著一件雙方心裡已經有的事：不是單純的「比較早」，而是「在那件事之前，還來得及先做點什麼的那段時間」。

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意思相近

in advanceahead of timeearlierpreviouslyin preparation

用法接近

beforeprior toin advance offirst

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

beforehandadv/bɪˈfɔːhænd/

  • 1

    At an earlier or preceding time.

    • Will it be possible to have access to the room beforehand so that we can set up chairs?
    • I love playing tennis but I always get so nervous beforehand.

beforehandadj/bɪˈfɔːhænd/

  • 1

    obsoleteIn comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.

    • rich and much beforehand
  • 2

    archaicIn a state of anticipation or preoccupation.

    • Agricola […] resolves to be beforehand with the danger.
    • The last cited author has been beforehand with me.

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