| 英语单词 | aforementioned |
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| 英美音标 | 英 [əˌfɔː'menʃənd] 美 [əˌfɔːr'menʃənd] |
| 中文释义 | adj.上述的;前述的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) The aforementioned (person/persons) was/were acting suspiciously. (2) Please answer to the aforementioned questions. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 前面所述的人行动可疑。 (2) 请回答前面提到的几个问题. |
| vocabulary简明 | Something that was mentioned before is aforementioned. Once you've written about something, it can then be referred to as aforementioned. |
| vocabulary扩展 | You already know that to mention something is to bring it up, so if you consider that afore sounds a little like before, you'll know that aforementioned is simply something that's been said previously. After your father has asked you to wash the dishes, do the laundry, and vacuum the rug, he might hand you five bucks upon completion of the aforementioned chores. This word shows up in writing more than speech. Writers often mention their own aforementioned ideas. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ 形容词]前面提到的;上述的 If you refer to the aforementioned person or subject, you mean the person or subject that has already been mentioned. [det ADJ] [FORMAL 正式]
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