1
- attrib. existing or occurring before in time or order以前的, 先前的：
she looked tired after her exertions of the previous evening
前一天晚上劳累后, 她显得很疲劳
tickets will be sold on the same basis as in previous years.
票将以前几年相同的原则出售。
2
- informal over-hasty in acting or drawing a conclusion〈非正式〉过早的, 过急的：
I admit I may have been a bit previous.
我承认我可能有点操之过急了。
mass noun
- Brit. informal previous convictions; a criminal record〈英, 非正式〉前科; 犯罪记录：
he's got previous - theft and wounding.
他有前科——盗窃罪和伤害罪。
短语
previous to
- before在…以前：
the month previous to publication
出版前的那个月
he seemed to have been in good health previous to the fatal injury.
遭受那场致命伤之前, 他的身体状况似乎一直很好。
派生词
previously
adverb词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin praevius 'going before' （from prae 'before'+ via 'way'）+-OUS.