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在…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
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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。