previous

previous
adjective
  1. [attrib.]existing or occurring before in time or order
    以前的，先前的
    she looked tired after her exertions of the previous evening.
    前一天晚上劳累后，她显得很疲劳。
    tickets will be sold on the same basis as in previous years.
    票将以前几年相同的原则出售。
  2. (informal)over-hasty in acting or drawing a conclusion
    (非正式)过早的，过急的
    I admit I may have been a bit previous.
    我承认我可能有点过急了。
noun
  1. [mass noun](Brit. informal)previous convictions; a criminal record
    (英，非正式)前科；犯罪记录
    he's got previous—theft and wounding.
    他有前科——盗窃罪和伤害罪。
常用词组
previous to
  1. before
    在…以前
    the month previous to publication.
    出版前的那个月。
    he seemed to have been in good health previous to the fatal injury.
    受那场致命伤之前，他的身体状况似乎一直很好。
派生
previously
adverb
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from Latin praevius 'going before' (from prae 'before' + via 'way') + -ous
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