hitherto

英 [ˌhɪðəˈtuː]

美 [ˌhɪðərˈtuː]

adv.  迄今; 直到某时

CET6考研IELTSGRETEM8

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
  1. a hitherto unknown species of moth
     迄今仍属未知种类的蛾

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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
  3. 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。

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
  1. So far he hasn't called
  2. the sun isn't up yet
  Synonym:so farthus farup to nowheretoforeas yetyettil nowuntil now

双语例句

• I confess that I have hitherto indulged very little in philanthropic enterprises.
  我承认，直到现在，我很少从事慈善事业。
• For hitherto though I have lost all my time.
  迄今我虽然失去了全部的时日。
• Hitherto he had been held in check by the controlling interference of congress.
  至今，他还是被控制干涉国会控制。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• This has hitherto been largely accepted by long-suffering voters; social cohesion still appears surprisingly high.
  到目前为止，该计划已基本上为长期受苦的选民所接受，社会凝聚力似乎仍然高得惊人。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。