/ˈpri:viəs ||; ˈprivɪəs/adj
coming or happening before or earlier 以前的;先前的:
Do you have previous experience of this type of work?你以前做过这种工作吗? ➔previouslyadvBefore I moved to Spain I had previously worked in Italy.我移居西班牙前,曾经在意大利工作。
previous/ˋprivIəs; ˈpriːviəs/adj [only before noun 仅用于名词前] happening or existing before now or before a particular time or thing 以前的﹐先前的: She has two children from a previous marriage. 她前一次婚姻有两个孩子。I had seen him on the previous day (=the day before that day). 我前一天看见过他。
previousadjectivecoming or happening before or earlier: Who was the previous owner of the car?▶ previouslyadverb: I work in a factory now, but previously I was a secretary.