• prep. 在…以前；毋寧
• conj. 在…以前；毋寧

來自PIE*ayer, 早晨，白天。其比較級ere, 形容詞early, 最高級erst.

ere (prep.)

c. 1200, from Old English ?r (adv., conj., & prep.) "soon, before (in time)," from Proto-Germanic *airiz, comparative of *air "early" (cognates: Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old High German er, Dutch eer; German eher "earlier;" Old Norse ar "early;" Gothic air "early," airis "earlier"), from PIE *ayer- "day, morning" (cognates: Avestan ayar "day;" Greek eerios "at daybreak," ariston "breakfast"). The adverb erstwhile retains the Old English superlative ?rest "earliest."

1. Take the water ere the clock strikes twelve.

在12點前取水。

來自柯林斯例句

2. I shall start ere you return.

在你回來前我就會出發.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. I shall be gone ere morning.

我將在清晨前離開.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. Bethink ere thou dismiss us.

在你打發我們走以前再請仔細考慮一下吧.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

5. He will die , ere he will yield.

他寧死不屈.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》