before

名词 n. 副词 adv. 介词 prep. 连词 conj.
/bɪˈfɔː/    /bɪˈfoɹ/|/biˈfoɹ/|/bəˈfoɹ/|/bɪˈfoː/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Of before-and-after images: the one that shows the difference before a specified treatment.
    — On the left of the double column of photographs are the “befores.” Look at them! Fine boys all, yet here is an unformed mouth; there, a fine face just missing strength by a slight over-plumpness of feature; below, a clever face just a shade too “smart”; on the next page, a form too slight and beginning to stoop. On the right are the “afters.”
  2. That which occurred or existed previously. often,poetic,uncommon
    — As all are commanded to yield like the mummy when the dung beetle rolls the sun / before all the befores of the trillion nights past night and day / though I knew that the broken receding mouth of the Sphinx had nothing to add / of resurrection in the history of its grimace.
  3. A previous form or instance. rare
    — A big wind blew all their befores away. Impacted teeth grew over their names. Even the lines in their hands unraveled, these are the lines they stand in to ask for their hands back.
副词 adv.
  1. At an earlier time. not-comparable
    — I've never done this before.
  2. In advance in position or sequence; ahead. literary,not-comparable,poetic
    — We walked behind while they went before.
  3. At the front end. not-comparable,uncommon
    — When people call this beast to mind, They marvel more and more At such a little tail behind, So LARGE a trunk before.
介词 prep.
  1. Earlier than (in time).
    — I want this done before Monday.
  2. In front of in space.
    — He stood before me.
  3. In the presence of.
    — He performed before the troops in North Africa.
  4. Under consideration, judgment, authority of (someone).
    — The case laid before the panel aroused nothing but ridicule.
  5. In store for, in the future of (someone).
    — Your whole life is before you.
  6. In front of, according to a formal system of ordering items.
    — In alphabetical order, "cat" comes before "dog", "canine" before feline".
  7. At a higher or greater position than, in a ranking.
    — An entrepreneur puts market share and profit before quality, and amateur intrinsic qualities before economical considerations.
连词 conj.
  1. In advance of the time when.
    — Near-synonym: no later than
  2. Rather or sooner than. informal
    — I'll die before I('ll) tell you anything about it.

词形变化

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词汇关系

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词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi
Proto-Germanic *bider.
Proto-Germanic *bi-
Proto-West Germanic *bi-
Old English be-
Old English foran
Old English beforan
Middle English bifore
English before
Inherited from Middle English before /bifore, from Old English beforan, from be- + foran (“before”), from fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”), German Low German bevör (“before”), German bevor (“before”).
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi
Proto-Germanic *bider.
Proto-Germanic *bi-
Proto-West Germanic *bi-
Old English be-
Old English foran
Old English beforan
Middle English bifore
English before
Inherited from Middle English before /bifore, from Old English beforan, from be- + foran (“before”), from fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”), German Low German bevör (“before”), German bevor (“before”).
词源 3
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi
Proto-Germanic *bider.
Proto-Germanic *bi-
Proto-West Germanic *bi-
Old English be-
Old English foran
Old English beforan
Middle English bifore
English before
Inherited from Middle English before /bifore, from Old English beforan, from be- + foran (“before”), from fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”), German Low German bevör (“before”), German bevor (“before”).
词源 4
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi
Proto-Germanic *bider.
Proto-Germanic *bi-
Proto-West Germanic *bi-
Old English be-
Old English foran
Old English beforan
Middle English bifore
English before
Inherited from Middle English before /bifore, from Old English beforan, from be- + foran (“before”), from fore, from Proto-Germanic *furai, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“front”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian befoar (“before”), German Low German bevör (“before”), German bevor (“before”).
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