喜樂美語
  1. 1rB1/ˈpriːviəsli/先前；以前

    at a time before now, or before another time that you are talking about.

    at a time before now在現在之前的某個時間 or before another time that you are talking about或在你正談論的另一個時間之前

    示範例句 · Example

    Before she became our teacher, Ms. Lin had previously taught math at another school for five years.

    逐字在她成為我們的老師之前，林老師先前在另一所學校教了五年數學。

    「previously」的意思是「在現在之前」，或是「在你正在講的那個時間點之前」，語氣比 before 正式一點，常出現在書面、新聞或比較正式的口語裡。它最常見的用法是搭配一段時間，構成『(時間長度) + previously』，例如 two days previously（兩天前）、six months previously（六個月前）。要小心跟 formerly 分清楚：previously 描述『之前發生過的事』，formerly 則專門描述『之前的身分或狀態，現在已經不一樣了』，例如 formerly a teacher（以前是老師，現在不是）。

    常見搭配

    • two days/six months/three years etc previously

      （一段時間）之前

      a specific length of time before now or before a time in the past

      Six months previously, the family had been living in a much smaller apartment.

    • previously unknown

      先前未知的；以前沒人發現的

      not known about before this point

      Researchers identified a previously unknown virus in the samples.

    • as previously mentioned/stated

      如先前所述；如前面提到的

      used to remind the reader or listener of something said earlier in the same text or talk

      As previously mentioned, the museum is closed on Mondays.

    • previously used

      先前使用過的；用過的

      used before this time, not new

      The lab found traces of a previously used chemical in the old tube.

    意思相近

    beforeearlierformerlybeforehand

    用法接近

    in advanceprior toago

core核心畫面

Picture a point on a timeline and then a step backwards from it. Previously puts what you are saying earlier than that point — earlier than now, or earlier than whatever moment the story has reached.

可以想成：時間線上先定一個點，然後往回退一步。previously 就是把你要說的事放在那個點之前——比現在早，或是比故事講到的那一刻早。

同家族的字

意思相近

beforeearlierformerlybeforehand

用法接近

in advanceprior toago

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。

previouslyadv/ˈpɹiːvi.əsli/

  • 1

    archaicFirst; beforehand, in advance.

    • I must, however, previously remark, that the power of generalizing ideas, to any great extent, is not very common amongst men or women.
  • 2

    At an earlier time; already.

    • The discovery of a previously unknown species had taken place nearly two years previously.
    • Pliny the Elder, the Roman encyclopedist, declares that to urinate in a spot where a dog has previously done so results in loss of virility.
  • 3

    broadcastingmediatelevisionRecapitulating the preceding episodes of a series.

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