previously
adverb uk/ˈpriː.vi.əs.li/ us/ˈpriː.vi.əs.li/
B1 以前地，先前地
before the present time or the time referred to
She was previously employed as a tour guide. 她以前受聘当导游。
I had posted the card two months previously. 我两个月以前就把那张卡片寄了。
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- This information was previously unavailable to the public.
- Has anything similar happened previously, or is this the first time he has behaved like this?
- Factions previously at war with one another are now united against the common enemy.
- The album includes four previously unreleased tracks.
- About 23% of men and women aged 25 to 34 told researchers they had previously cohabited with a partner without it leading to marriage.