previously
adverb OPAL W
/ˈpriːviəsli/
/ˈpriːviəsli/
- at a time before the time that you are talking about
（时间上）稍前的 - The building had previously been used as a hotel.
这座楼房早先曾用作旅馆。 - As previously reported, the couple separated in May.
如前所述，这对夫妇于5月分居。 - The book contains a number of photographs not previously published.
这本书里有许多以前没有出版过的照片。 - I had visited them three days previously.
三天前我曾探访过他们。 - a previously unknown species
一个以前未知的物种
- The building had previously been used as a hotel.