previous的双解释义 previous的双解释义是什么

1. 以前的，前的，先的，先前的，前面的，以往的
2. 过早的，过急的
3. 前人的
4. 原来的，就有的

1. 在前，在先，在以前， 在...以前

1. just preceding something else in time or order;

   "the previous owner"
   "my old house was larger"
   

2. (used especially of persons) of the immediate past;

   "the former president"
   "our late President is still very active"
   "the previous occupant of the White House"
   

3. too soon or too hasty;

   "our condemnation of him was a bit previous"
   "a premature judgment"
   

1.先前的；以前的；早先的
Aprevious event or thing is one that happened or existed before the one that you are talking about.

e.g. She has a teenage daughter from aprevious marriage...
她前一段婚姻有一个十几岁的女儿。
e.g. He has noprevious convictions.
他没有前科。

2.上一次的；上一个的
You refer to the period of time or the thing immediately before the one that you are talking about as theprevious one.

e.g. It was a surprisingly dry day after the rain of theprevious week...
上星期刚下过雨，天气却出奇地干燥。
e.g. He recalled exactly what Bob had told him theprevious night.
他清楚记得前一天晚上鲍勃告诉他的话。

1. The author mentioned it in the previous paragraph.
   作者在前一段里提到这件事。
2. He said he had arrived on the previous night.
   他说他是在前一天夜里到达的。
3. His previous attempts had been unsuccessful.
   他以前的尝试没成功。
4. A previous engagement prevents me from accepting your kind invitation.
   我因事前有了约会,不能接受您的盛情邀请。

1. Don't be too previous about refusing.
   别过急地拒绝。
2. Aren't you rather previous in supposing that I will marry you?
   你以为我会同你结婚,你这想法不是过早了吗?

previous to

在…之前before; prior to

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。

prior与previous同义，常可换用，但prior有时强调更大的重要性，对比意味强。

former系latter的反义词，比prior更着重对比。