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English Bi Forana Derivative Front German 706.Before 英

正面 706.before
英 [bɪ'fɔː]美 [bɪ'fɔr]

背面
释义:
prep. 在…之前,先于adv. 以前;在前conj. 在…以前;在…之前
例句:
1. The Koran recommends fasting as a penance before pilgrimages.《古兰经》劝告人们在朝圣前斋戒,以作为一种补赎。

“fine”音似“罚你”,可以助记
before 在前前缀be-, 强调。fore, 前面的。
beforebefore: [OE] Before is a Germanic compound, made up of *bi- ‘by’ and *forana ‘from the front’ (the resulting *biforana entered Old English as beforan). The second element, *forana, is a derivative of *fora, source of English for; this originally meant ‘before’, and only gradually developed the senses we are familiar with today.=> forbefore (adv., prep.)Old English beforan "before, in front of, in the presence of, in former times," from Proto-Germanic *bi- "by" + *forana "from the front," adverbial derivative of *fora (see fore (adv.)). Compare Old Frisian bifara, Old Saxon biforan, Old High German bifora, German bevor. Contrasting before and after in illustrations is from Hogarth (1768). Before the mast in old sailing ships denoting "common sailor," is from the place of their berths, in front of the fore-mast."

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