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previous

英 ['priːvɪəs] 美 ['privɪəs]

adj. 以前的；早先的；过早的
adv. 在先；在…以前

中文词源

previous 先前的

pre-,在前，via,路，词源同way,trivia.比喻用法。

英文词源

previous (adj.): 1620s, from Latin praevius "going before," from prae "before" (see pre-) + via "road" (see via). Related: Previously.

双语例句

1. Douglas was a 29-year-old journeyman fighter, erratic in his previous fights.: 道格拉斯29岁，是个技术不错的拳击手，在以前的比赛中发挥不太稳定。

2. The man was known to the police because of previous convictions.: 因为有犯罪前科，警察们都认识这个人。

3. CBS's ratings again showed huge improvement over the previous year.: 与前一年相比，哥伦比亚广播公司的收视率再次大幅提高。

4. He had even locked away all the videos of his previous exploits.: 他甚至将记录他以前伟绩的录像带通通锁起来了。

5. Again the pregnancy was very similar to my previous two.: 同样，这次怀孕和我前两次的情形非常相似。