副詞 previously:

1. at an earlier time or formerly
   同義詞：antecedently

1. Our previously opposed views are beginning to converge.
   我們原來相互對立的觀點開始趨於一致。
2. The senior civil servant they arrested for spying turned out to be a Trojan horse, planted by enemy intelligence twenty years previously.
   他們逮捕的那位因進行間諜活動的高級文職人員，原來是20年前敵人情報機構安插的特洛伊木馬。
3. The land previously cultivated returned to forest.
   以前開墾過的那片土地現在又成了森林了。
4. The star of the film is a previously unknown actor.
   這部電影里的明星以前是個默默無聞的演員。
5. Who previously held the record?
   這個紀錄原先由誰保持？