previously

副词 adv.
/ˈpɹiːvi.əsli/    /ˈpɹivi.əsli/

英文释义

副词 adv.
  1. First; beforehand, in advance. archaic,not-comparable
    — I must, however, previously remark, that the power of generalizing ideas, to any great extent, is not very common amongst men or women.
  2. At an earlier time; already. not-comparable
    — The discovery of a previously unknown species had taken place nearly two years previously.
  3. Recapitulating the preceding episodes of a series. not-comparable

词源

Etymology tree
English previous
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Proto-West Germanic *-līkē
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English previously
From previous + -ly.
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