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单词 previous
释义 pre·vi·ous
I. \ˈprēvēəs\ adjective
Etymology: Latin praevius going before, leading the way, from prae- pre- + via way — more at via
1.
 a. : going or existing before in time : earlier
  < reverted to his previous position >
  < the previous owners of our house >
 b. : preceding in spatial order
  < shown in the photograph on the previous page — Bernard DeVoto >
2. : acting too soon : impatient, hasty, premature
 < it turned out that our condemnation of him had been a little previous >
 < grew previous and stuck my hand in there just when the wheel was moving forward — Inland Printer >
II. adverb
: previously
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