heretofore
英 [hɪətʊ'fɔː]
美 [,hɪrtu'fɔr]
助記提示
1. here to before.
2. equivalent to here (“here”) + toforn (“before”), from Old English toforan (“before”).
英文詞源
- heretofore
- c. 1200, from here + obsolete Old English toforan.
雙語例句
- 1. Heretofore, we sent out bills on the first of each month.
- 在此以前我們每個月的第一天發賬單.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. They reportedthat clouds are an important and heretofore uninvestigated contributor to the climate.
- 他們報告說，雲是影響氣候的一個重要因素，但迄今為止沒有進行過研究。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. ' Ah! most gracious Monsieur heretofore the Marquis, where is that emigrant?
- 啊, 最仁慈的前侯爵先生, 那外滿貴族在哪兒?
來自英漢文學 - 雙城記
- 4. Heretofore all the campus gossip had seemed merely malicious and disrespectful.
- 在這以前,學校裏的一切流言蜚語似乎純粹是惡意的、無禮的.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Oh Monsieur heretofore the Marquis, I pray you be you true to me!
- 啊,前侯爵先生, 我祈禱你也以真誠待我!
來自英漢文學 - 雙城記