previous /ˈpri:vjəs/ adj. 先，前，以前的：a previous engagement 先约He has had no previous experience of this kind of work. 他从前没有做这种工作的经验。previous to 在…之前：make full investigations previous to reaching a conclusion 先充分调查再下结论 She became ill previous to her visit. 出访/来访前她病了。

［辨析］见preceding