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previous

/ˈprɪviəs/
之前的

She mentioned her previous job in the interview.

她在面试中提到了之前的工作。


一般

指在时间或顺序上先于现在或当前的事物或事件。

The previous owner left some furniture behind.

前任房主留下了一些家具。

He reviewed his previous notes before the exam.

他考试前回顾了之前的笔记。

通常用于比较或对比当前和过去的情况。

搭配

previous experience之前的经验previous owner前任所有者previous version之前的版本

同义词

formerpriorearlier

反义词

currentnextfollowing

相关短语

previous to短语
在...之前
previouslyadverb
以前

专业提示

区分 'previous' 和 'former'

'previous' 通常指时间或顺序上的先后,而 'former' 更强调身份或职位的变化。例如,'previous meeting' 指上一次会议,而 'former president' 指前任总统。

黄金法则

正确使用 'previous' 的时态

'previous' 通常与完成时或过去时一起使用,例如 'I have discussed this with my previous manager.'(我已经和之前的经理讨论过这个问题。)

词源

源自拉丁语 'praevius',意为 '在...之前',由 'prae-'(在...之前)和 '-vius'(相关的)组成。

用法说明

在正式场合中,'previous' 和 'former' 可以互换使用,但 'previous' 更常用于指时间或顺序上的先后关系,而 'former' 更强调身份或职位的变化。

单词拆解

pre-
在...之前
prefix
+
-vious
相关的
suffix
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