• adj. 以前的；早先的；過早的
• adv. 在先；在…以前

pre-,在前，via,路，詞源同way,trivia.比喻用法。

previous (adj.)

1620s, from Latin praevius "going before," from prae "before" (see pre-) + via "road" (see via). Related: Previously.

1. Douglas was a 29-year-old journeyman fighter, erratic in his previous fights.

道格拉斯29歲，是個技術不錯的拳擊手，在以前的比賽中發揮不太穩定。

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2. The man was known to the police because of previous convictions.

因為有犯罪前科，警察們都認識這個人。

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3. CBS's ratings again showed huge improvement over the previous year.

與前一年相比，哥倫比亞廣播公司的收視率再次大幅提高。

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4. He had even locked away all the videos of his previous exploits.

他甚至將記錄他以前偉績的錄像帶通通鎖起來了。

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5. Again the pregnancy was very similar to my previous two.

同樣，這次懷孕和我前兩次的情形非常相似。

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