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英 [ˈpriːviəs]
美 [ˈpriːviəs]
adj. 先前的; 以往的; (时间上)稍前的
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同义词辨析
previousforegoingformerprecedingprior【导航词义：先前的】
previousadj. 先前的，以前的
〔辨析〕
指在当下所提及的事件、时间等之前发生或存在的，通常作定语。
〔例证〕
She has a child from a previous marriage.
她前一次婚姻有一个孩子。
He discovered that he had met his new colleague before on three previous occasions.
他发现他以前见过他的新同事3次。
她前一次婚姻有一个孩子。
He discovered that he had met his new colleague before on three previous occasions.
他发现他以前见过他的新同事3次。
foregoingadj. 〈正式〉前述的
〔辨析〕
指事物在讲述、文章等中刚刚提到的，常作定语。
〔例证〕
the foregoing examples
上述例证
The foregoing conclusion is based on the following data.
上述结论是根据以下数据得出的。
上述例证
The foregoing conclusion is based on the following data.
上述结论是根据以下数据得出的。
formeradj. 以前的，从前的
〔辨析〕
指曾有过某种职务或地位的，也可指发生或存在于过去的。
〔例证〕
He has a great interest in books about the former president.
他对和那位前总统有关的书十分感兴趣。
His income has been reduced to half its former amount due to the economic depression.
由于经济萧条，他的收入已减少到以前的一半。
他对和那位前总统有关的书十分感兴趣。
His income has been reduced to half its former amount due to the economic depression.
由于经济萧条，他的收入已减少到以前的一半。
precedingadj. 〈正式〉在前的，前面的
〔辨析〕
指在所提时间、地点或部分之前发生或出现的。
〔例证〕
The examples in the preceding chapter are used again later.
上一章的例子后面又再次被使用。
Their plan of seeing a movie together on Friday failed because they had a quarrel on the preceding day.
他们周五一起看电影的计划泡汤了，因为他们在前一天吵了一架。
上一章的例子后面又再次被使用。
Their plan of seeing a movie together on Friday failed because they had a quarrel on the preceding day.
他们周五一起看电影的计划泡汤了，因为他们在前一天吵了一架。
prioradj. 在前的，较早的
〔辨析〕
较正式用词，多指先于另一事物或某一时间前存在或安排的。
〔例证〕
The discussion requires prior knowledge of the subject.
本次讨论要求事先了解该主题的相关知识。
No employee can be recruited without the prior approval of the manager.
事先未征得经理的同意不可以招收任何员工。
本次讨论要求事先了解该主题的相关知识。
No employee can be recruited without the prior approval of the manager.
事先未征得经理的同意不可以招收任何员工。
牛津词典
adj.
- 先前的；以往的
happening or existing before the event or object that you are talking about- No previous experience is necessary for this job.
这一工作无需相关的经验。 - The car has only had one previous owner.
这辆汽车以前没换过车主。 - She is his daughter from a previous marriage.
她是他与前妻生的女儿。 - I was unable to attend because of a previous engagement.
我因有约在先，无法出席。 - The judge will take into consideration any previous convictions.
任何前科法官都将予以考虑。
- No previous experience is necessary for this job.
- （时间上）稍前的
immediately before the time you are talking about- I couldn't believe it when I heard the news. I'd only seen him the previous day.
听到这消息时，我不敢相信；我就在前一天还见到过他。
- I couldn't believe it when I heard the news. I'd only seen him the previous day.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ 先前的；以前的；早先的
Apreviousevent or thing is one that happened or existed before the one that you are talking about.- She has a teenage daughter from a previous marriage...
她前一段婚姻有一个十几岁的女儿。 - He has no previous convictions.
他没有前科。
- She has a teenage daughter from a previous marriage...
- ADJ 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 thepreviousone.- It was a surprisingly dry day after the rain of the previous week...
上星期刚下过雨，天气却出奇地干燥。 - He recalled exactly what Bob had told him the previous night.
他清楚记得前一天晚上鲍勃告诉他的话。
- It was a surprisingly dry day after the rain of the previous week...
双语例句
- Our discussion in the previous chapter continues this line of thinking
我们上一章的讨论延续了这一思路。 - The next day we reviewed the previous day's work.
第二天，我们仔细检查了头一天的工作。 - His previous fusions of jazz, pop and African melodies have proved highly successful.
事实证明他先前融合了爵士乐、流行乐和非洲旋律的作品非常成功。 - She expressed agreement with the previous speaker.
她表示同意前一位发言人的意见。 - He was over a second faster than his previous best time
他比自己以前的最好成绩快了1秒多。 - Previous students have had nothing but praise for the course content and staff
往届学生对课程内容与教员全是赞扬之词。 - The offer of talks with Moscow marks a significant change from the previous western position
提议与莫斯科举行会谈标志着西方立场的重大转变。 - Previous attempts at filtering and oxygenating aquarium water had failed.
之前尝试过几次将鱼缸中的水过滤并充氧，但都没有成功。 - Unemployment benefits are directly related to previous earnings.
失业救济金的额度与以前的收入有直接关系。 - The previous owners had rescued the building from dereliction.
这座建筑之前的业主将其从破败不堪的状况中挽救了出来。