a.
- 先的,前的,以前的[B]I remember you mentioned the same thing on a previous occasion.
我記得你在以前某個場合提及過同一件事情。
- 【口】過早的,過急的[F][(+in/about)]Don't be too previous about refusing.
不要急於拒絕。
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- 在前,在先,在以前
片語
previous to
- 在……以前,先於He said that they had paid him a visit two days previous to Easter.
他說他們在復活節前兩天訪問過他了。
It happened previous to his arrival there.事件發生於他到那兒以前。
衍生
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previously