earliest
noun /ˈɜːliɪst/
/ˈɜːrliɪst/
[singular] the earliest
- the time before which something cannot happen
最早；最早时间 - The earliest we can finish is next Friday.
我们最早能在下星期五完成。 - We can't finish before next Friday at the earliest.
我们最早也要到下星期五才能完成。
- The earliest mention of the village is in a 16th-century manuscript.
16 世纪的一个手抄本里最早提到了这个村庄。 - The earliest possible date I can make is the third.
我能定下来的最早的日期是3号。 - my earliest memories
我最早的记忆
- The earliest we can finish is next Friday.