hitherto
英 [ˌhɪðəˈtuː]
美 [ˌhɪðərˈtuː]
adv. 迄今; 直到某时
Collins.1 / BNC.4192 / COCA.16041
牛津词典
adv.
- 迄今；直到某时
until now; until the particular time you are talking about- a hitherto unknown species of moth
迄今仍属未知种类的蛾
- a hitherto unknown species of moth
柯林斯词典
- ADV 迄今;到目前为止
You usehithertoto indicate that something was true up until the time you are talking about, although it may no longer be the case.- The polytechnics have hitherto been at an unfair disadvantage in competing for pupils and money...
到目前为止，理工专科学校在争取生源和资金方面一直处于劣势。 - Hitherto, the main emphasis has been on the need to resist aggression...
迄今为止，一直重点强调的是要抵抗侵略。 - The helicopter is the first in the world to be designed to serve three hitherto very distinct markets.
这款直升机是世界上首批为满足3个迄今为止完全不同的市场而设计的机型。
- The polytechnics have hitherto been at an unfair disadvantage in competing for pupils and money...
英英释义
adv
- used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
- So far he hasn't called
- the sun isn't up yet
双语例句
- The work fills ( in) a gap which has hitherto existed in our archaeological literature.
这部著作填补了我国考古学文献中的一个空白。 - In the US accounts were segregated. Thus most funding has hitherto come from London.
在美国，客户账户和银行账户相互独立，因此迄今为止大部分资金都来自伦敦。 - Whether they were alive or not, this was a riddle hitherto unknown.
他们是生是死，迄今还是一个谜。 - Its scientists have hitherto made individual contributions.
迄今为止，印度科学家已经对IPCC做出了个人的贡献。 - She has hitherto been relatively nice to me.
她至今对我还算不错。 - And even if I have not underrated him hitherto, he may yet turn out well.
即使我没有低估他，他以后兴许还是会变好的。 - This is a fact hitherto unknown.
这是一个至今无人知道的事实。 - Should he remain the sort of father, half seen but respected, which he had hitherto been?
和以往一样当作一个偶尔见见面但受到敬重的父亲？他能泰然进入珂赛特的家里去吗？ - This creates a cliff effect where markets suddenly fall as investors lose confidence in hitherto safe sovereign assets.
这制造了一种悬崖效应，市场突然向下坠落，因为投资者对此前安全的主权资产失去信心。 - Hitherto, it has not been possible to envision a peace settlement.
到目前为止，还没有一个可能的和平解决的构想。