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单词 previous
释义 previous
 —previously,  adv.   —previousness,  n.  
 /pree"vee euhs/,  adj.  
  1. coming or occurring before something else; prior: the previous owner.
  2.  Informal.   done, occurring, etc., before the proper time; premature: Aren't you a little previous with that request?
  3. previous to, before; prior to: Previous to moving here she lived in Chicago.
 [1615-25; < L praevius going before, equiv. to prae- PRE- + vi(a) way + -us adj. suffix]
 Syn. 1. earlier, former, preceding, foregoing.
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