文法一題二十點) previously和before的不同?

Question

He wanted to revise the terms of the contract he had signed when he entered the company two years __.

(A) previously (B) before

請問這題能選previously嗎? 為什麼?

Answer 1

最佳解答

簡單從詞意就可以理解

(A) previously

首先 事先

她的 之前的 涵義是相對於next(之後)

所以其實是 上一個 的意思

(B) before

以前 之前

所以反義詞是later

是兩組完全不同的反義詞

所以在這一句 其實是不用管他詞性是副詞動詞形容詞ㄉ

想來想去 適得其反

Answer 2

副詞 ly 是用來直接放在動詞面作修飾

ex. went happily

cried sadly

run quickly

walk slowly

signed previously

所以此句中 he had signed when he entered the company two years before. 要將動詞 signed 後接的從屬名詞子句刪掉加previously. 如下,

He signed previously.

before 是時間副詞

ex. I went to school an hour ago. 我一小時前到學校.

I went to the class three minutes ago. 我3分鐘前去過教室

I went to there two years before. 我兩年前去過那裡

時間副詞 如 ago, late, before 等 的共同點是 它們都是放在時間的後面 an hour, 3 minutes, two years 做為修飾時間用的

所以答案是 B. before

He wanted to revise the terms of the contract he had signed when he entered the company two years before.

在這句中 before 修飾 時間 two years 兩年

參考資料： my profession

Answer 3

不可以，previously 只用來修飾動詞，前面不可以有時間，時間後可加ago或before，查大陸簡明辭典之before，有詳盡之解釋。