theretofore是英語副詞，英式發音為[ðeətuːˈfɔː]，意為“在那以前；到那時為止”，屬於正式用語。柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典將其定義為“before that time; previous to that”。
該詞常用於法律及商業文獻中，描述特定時間節點前的既定事實或狀態。主流詞典如American Heritage Dictionary、Collins Dictionary均收錄該詞，將其歸類為正式場合使用的時間副詞。
theretofore源自中世紀英語時期，最早可追溯至公元1300-1350年。
基本介紹
- 外文名：theretofore
- 英式讀音：[ðeətuː'fɔː]
- 美式讀音：[ðeətuː'fɔː]
- 詞性：副詞
單詞用法,權威例句,
單詞用法
柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典
theretofore /ˌðɛətʊˈfɔː/
1.ADV before that time; previous to that 在那以前; 直到那時 [正式]
權威例句
Coincidentally, BOJ was shocking the world with a theretofore unheard of zero interest rate policy.
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In so doing, these elder statesmen helped transform an idea that had theretofore been written off as the Holy Grail of, with very few exceptions, the Looney Left.
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The new method that Fust now controlled allowed him to mass produce at low cost products that theretofore had been very expensive and time-consuming to produce by hand.
FORBES: Disruption, Inventors, and Investors
