同近义词辨析
previous, preceding, former, foregoing, prior
这组词都有“在前的”的意思，其区别是：
previous指时间上、顺序上较早的，或指正在谈论的某事的前一个。
former系latter的反义词，比prior更着重对比。
foregoing指前所述的，是following的反义词。
prior与previous同义，常可换用，但prior有时强调更大的重要性，对比意味强。
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- But in the foregoing illustration we have taken precisely the kind of machine that has been the special object of modern technophobia.
但在前面的论述中，我们所选取的，正是当代恐惧科技进步的人尤其抵制的机器类型。 - The foregoing story was by an English writer.
前述的故事是一个英国作家写的。
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