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afore

UK //əˈfɔː//US //əˈfɔːr//

词源

源自古英语 'onforan',由 'on'(在)和 'foran'(前面)组合而成,后演变为中古英语 'afore'。

adverb

❶ 表示“先前”或“早先”,同样属于古旧或方言用法,现代英语中不常见,多用于历史文本或特定地区的口语中。

“I told you afore not to do that.”

(我之前告诉过你别那么做。)

“He had been there afore.”

(他之前去过那里。)

同义词:beforehand, previously, earlier

常见短语

afore mentioned — 指“前面提到的”或“上述的”,用于正式或法律文本中,表示之前已经提及的内容。

“The afore mentioned rules must be followed.”

(必须遵守上述规则。)