heretofore
英 [ˌhɪə.tuːˈfɔːr]
美 [ˌhɪr.tuːˈfɔːr]
1. here to before.
2. equivalent to here (“here”) + toforn (“before”), from Old English toforan (“before”).
- heretofore
- c. 1200, from here + obsolete Old English toforan.
- 1. Heretofore, we sent out bills on the first of each month.
- 在此以前我们每个月的第一天发账单.
- 2. They reportedthat 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。
- 3. ' Ah! most gracious Monsieur heretofore the Marquis, where is that emigrant?
- 啊, 最仁慈的前侯爵先生, 那外满贵族在哪儿?
- 4. Heretofore all the campus gossip had seemed merely malicious and disrespectful.
- 在这以前,学校里的一切流言蜚语似乎纯粹是恶意的、无礼的.
- 5. 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!