previous 英音: ['pri:vjəs] 美音: ['priviəs]

单词详解

  adj.

A. 先前的,以前的,早先的( happened or existed before the one 

She has no previous convictions. 她没有前科。

B. 上一次的,上一个的(the period of time or the thing immediately before the one

It was a surprisingly dry day after the rain of the previous week.

上星期刚下过雨,天气却出奇地干燥。

 

相关词组

previous to以前

She seemed to have been in good health previous to the fatal injury.

受那场致命伤之前,她的身体状况似乎一直很好。

 

相关单词

副词:previously

名词:previousness

近义词:former

反义词:following

 

相关链接

  词语辨析:previous, foregoing, preceding, prior, former

 

previous, foregoing, preceding, prior, former

这些形容词均可表示“在前的”之意。

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: 指前所述的,是following的反义词。

preceding: 特指时间和地位上紧接在前。

 

词语详解

1. previous: 指时间上、顺序上较早的,或指正在谈论的某事的前一个。

My previous attempts had been unsuccessful. 我以前的尝试没有成功。

2. foregoing: 指前所述的,是following的反义词。

The foregoing story was by an American writer. 前述的故事是一个美国作家写的。

3. preceding: 特指时间和地位上紧接在前。

This point has been dealt with in the preceding paragraph.

这一点在前面一段里已经交代过了。

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