English Dictionary

previously

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈpɹiːvi.əsli/

副詞

古語 比較不可 現在形 過去形構文

(now archaic, with present-tense constructions) First; beforehand, in advance. / (with past-tense constructions) At an earlier time. / (television) Recapitulating the preceding episodes of a series.

日本語の意味

まず最初に、あるいは前もって（現代では古語的な用法） / 以前に、かつて（過去の出来事を示す文脈で） / テレビ番組において、前のエピソードを振り返ってまとめる意味で用いられる

Previously he kneels before the council and swears his oath, whereupon the ceremony begins.

まず彼は評議会の前にひざまずいて誓いを立て、その後儀式が始まる。

意味（1）

(now archaic, with present-tense constructions) First; beforehand, in advance.

I must, however, previously remark, that the power of generalizing ideas, to any great extent, is not very common amongst men or women.

意味（2）

(with past-tense constructions) At an earlier time.

The discovery of a previously unknown species had taken place nearly two years previously.

意味（3）

(television) Recapitulating the preceding episodes of a series.