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['pri:vjəs tu:]

在 ... 之前

例句与用法：

Previous to the conference we had discussed the matter among ourselves.

在会议之前，我们讨论了这个问题。

词形变化：

副词: previously | 名词: previousness |

详细释义：

在……以前, 先于

He said that they had paid him a visit two days previous to Easter.

他说他们在复活节前两天拜访过他了。

It happened previous to his arrival there.

事件发生于他到那儿以前。