heretofore

英 [ˌhɪətuˈfɔː(r)]

美 [ˌhɪrtuˈfɔːr]

adv.  在这之前

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BNC.38480 / COCA.16177

牛津词典

adv.

• 在这之前
  before this time

柯林斯词典

• ADV 此前;迄今
  Heretoforemeans 'before this time' or 'up to now'.
  1. They reported that clouds are an important and heretofore uninvestigated contributor to the climate.
     他们报告说，云是影响气候的一个重要因素，但迄今为止没有进行过研究。

英英释义

adv

• used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
  1. So far he hasn't called
  2. the sun isn't up yet
  Synonym:so farthus farup to nowhithertoas yetyettil nowuntil now

双语例句

• Oh Monsieur heretofore the Marquis, I pray you be you true to me!
  啊，前侯爵先生，我祈祷你也以真诚待我！
• Heretofore unforeseen technical training therefore becomes a requirement in many projects.
  因此，技术培训是必需的。
• Your work heretofore has been done with the help of your conscious mind alone.
  至今为止你所做成功的所有事情都是你的意识思想所至。
• The parties heretofore acting as trustee
  在此以前作为受托人的当事人
• Heretofore, doctors have tried low fat diets to reduce the cholesterol in the blood.
  迄今，医生一直试用低脂肪饮食来降低血液中的胆固醇。
• I shall need, therefore, all the indulgence which I have heretofore experienced from my constituents;
  因此，我需要至今以来从我的选民中得到的所有谅解；
• But, as no love shall heretofore be wasted.
  不过，对他而言，上一辈的爱不会被遗忘。
• We've shown that the juice of these melons is a source of readily fermentable sugars, representing a heretofore untapped feedstock for ethanol biofuel production, he said.
  他说：我们发现西瓜汁中含有易发酵糖，这种原料在乙醇生物燃料的生产中尚未被利用过。
• Of the complicated European systems of national polity we have heretofore been independent.
  在复杂的欧洲各国体系中，我们保持独立。
• Heretofore the merchant has sold goods on credit, but from this time he will sell only for cash.
  以前那商人赊账卖东西，但从今以后他将以现金买卖。