early

詳盡釋義

在初期，在開始階段，在早期

早，早先，先前，早些時候

提早，提前

…之前

很久以前，從前，古時候，古代

幼小時候

一早

不久，即將，最近，近期，很快地

早期的，早年的，早日的

提早的，提前的

早熟的，早產的

早先的，早的，早到的

及早的

在前的

不久的，很快的

初期的

清晨，早上

早些時候

早熟的蔬菜或水果

早年

厄爾利（Jubal Anderson Early ，1816-1894，美國南北戰爭時期的南方聯盟將領）

厄利（音譯名）

中文詞源

early早的

來自PIE*ayer, 早晨，詞源同ere, erstwhile. -ly, 形容詞后綴。

詞組搭配

Early Spring早春圖；早春；早春二月；煙花三月

Early Middle Ages中世紀前期

Early Summer初夏；片；游園驚夢系列

Early Edition新聞超感應；明日新聞；網絡版；扭轉危機

Early stage初段；早期；早期階段；最強初段

Early effect爾利效應；厄利效應；早期效應；近期效應

early bird早起的鳥兒；早起或者早到者

The Early Show早間秀；晨間節目；早晨秀；晨間秀

雙語例句

1. Early American weathervanes were most often cut from flat wooden boards.

漢美國早期的風向標大多截自平直的木板。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Ethiopia'sart springs from her early Christian as well as her Muslim heritage.

漢埃塞俄比亞的藝術起源于其早期的基督教和伊斯蘭教文化遺產。

來自柯林斯例句

3. A Delta II rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral early this morning.

漢今天一早，一枚“德爾塔”Ⅱ型火箭在卡納維拉爾角發射升空。

來自柯林斯例句

4. Two trains collided head-on in north-eastern Germany early this morning.

漢今天早上德國東北部兩列火車迎面相撞。

來自柯林斯例句

5. If cancers are spotted early there'sa high chance of survival.

漢如果癌癥在早期發現的話，存活的幾率會很高。

來自柯林斯例句

英英釋義

1. at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time;

"early morning"

"an early warning"

"early diagnosis"

"an early death"

"took early retirement"

"an early spring"

"early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"

2. being or occurring at an early stage of development;

"in an early stage"

"early forms of life"

"early man"

"an early computer"

3. of the distant past;

"the early inhabitants of Europe"

"former generations"

"in other times"

4. very young;

"at an early age"

5. of an early stage in the development of a language or literature;

"the Early Hebrew alphabetical script is that used mainly from the 11th to the 6th centuries B.C."

"Early Modern English is represented in documents printed from 1476 to 1700"

6. expected in the near future;

"look for an early end to the negotiations"

1. during an early stage;

"early on in her career"

2. before the usual time or the time expected;

"she graduated early"

"the house was completed ahead of time"

3. in good time;

"he awoke betimes that morning"