英 ['priːviəsli] 美 ['priːviəsli] adv.先前;在此之前
- 以前
- 事先
- 不成熟地
- <美口>倉促地
- 上面
- 曾經是
- 已經...過的
- 先前地(在時間或順序上存在或發生在其它別的事之前地)
- 過去
- Previouslyhe was obviously envious of my success.
先前他明顯地嫉妒我的成功。 - His statement ran athwart what waspreviouslysaid.
他講的話與先前所說的相牴觸。 - The landpreviouslycultivated returned to forest.
以前開墾過的那片土地現在又成了森林了。 - Whopreviouslyheld the record?
這個紀錄原先由誰保持? - They had officially retired ten yearspreviously.
他們在此十年前已正式退休。 - I had visited them three dayspreviously.
我之前曾探訪過他們三天。