previously

副词 previously:

1. at an earlier time or formerly
   同义词：antecedently

1. Our previously opposed views are beginning to converge.
   我们原来相互对立的观点开始趋於一致。
2. The senior civil servant they arrested for spying turned out to be a Trojan horse, planted by enemy intelligence twenty years previously.
   他们逮捕的那位因进行间谍活动的高级文职人员，原来是20年前敌人情报机构安插的特洛伊木马。
3. The land previously cultivated returned to forest.
   以前开垦过的那片土地现在又成了森林了。
4. The star of the film is a previously unknown actor.
   这部电影里的明星以前是个默默无闻的演员。
5. Who previously held the record?
   这个纪录原先由谁保持？