previous
adj
ˈpriːviəs
adj
1
having
happened
or
existed
before
the
event,
time,
or
thing
that
you
are
talking
about
now
以前的，先前的
only before noun 仅用于名词前
I’ve
met
him
before
on
two
previous
occasions.
我以前见过他两次。
She
has
two
children
from
a
previous
marriage.
她前一次婚姻有两个孩子。
Do
you
have
any
previous
experience
of
this
type
of
work?
你以前有过做这种工作的经验吗？
The
lawyer
told
the
judge
that
Kennedy
had
no
previous
convictions.
律师告诉法官肯尼迪没有犯罪前科。
2
the previous day/chapter/owner etc
the
one
that
came
immediately
before
the
one
you
are
talking
about
now
前一天/前一章/前一个主人等
I
had
met
them
the
previous
day.
前一天我和他们见过面。
as
we
said
in
the
previous
chapter
正如我们在前一章所说的
The
trees
had
been
planted
by
the
previous
owner.
这些树是前一位主人栽种的。
3
previous to sth
before
a
particular
time
or
event
[正式] 在某事物以前
formal
There
were
almost
no
women
MPs
previous
to
1945.
1945 年以前几乎没有女性议员。