heretofore
英 [ˌhɪətuˈfɔː(r)]
美 [ˌhɪrtuˈfɔːr]
adv. 在这之前
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'.- 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。
- They reported that clouds are an important and heretofore uninvestigated contributor to the climate.
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
- So far he hasn't called
- the sun isn't up yet
双语例句
- But, as no love shall heretofore be wasted.
不过，对他而言，上一辈的爱不会被遗忘。 - They are trying to bring into their sphere of influence countries that heretofore they have not been able to control.
要控制这些国家，把过去不能控制的国家纳入他们的势力范围。 - Besides, they begin to mention faith, of which there was heretofore marvelous silence.
此外，他们开始提到的信仰，其中有迄今为止了不起的沉默。 - All the pieces line up in different ways than they have heretofore.
所有的情节碎片将组合起来，展示出和迄今为止不一样的内容。 - It was the same town as heretofore; but the same minister returned not from the forest.
镇子还是原来的镇子；但从林中归来的牧师却不同了。 - Moreover, international law has confirmed the legitimacy of restriction on sovereignty, stretching its scope to domestic affairs and relatively narrowing the sovereignty heretofore exercised.
另一方面，确认主权限制的合法性，将国际法的调整范围扩展至国家管辖领域，相对缩小了主权的行使范围，限制了对内最高权的行使。 - 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。 - Prynne shall hereafter BE more amenable to just authority than you may have found her heretofore.
而且我还向你保证，白兰太太将从此遵从执法长官，不会再象原先那样了。 - 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