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。