Previously-defined statement
[计] 先前定义语句
🧩 词语组成解析
previously
['priviəsli]
adv. 事先;以前;仓促;“previous”的派生;
a. 清晰的, 轮廓分明的；有定义的, 确定的
statement
['stetmənt]
n. 声明;（思想、观点、文章主题等的）表现;（文字）陈述;结算单;
vi. （英国）对儿童进行特殊教育评估认定;
vt. 申请（小孩）有特殊教育需要;
state陈述+ment表名词→站着说话→声明立场
🗣️ 情景例句
Hi, Marilyn.
嗨 Marilyn。
Every dog is valiant at his own door.
站在家门口，狗也雄纠纠。
When a thief was caught on the premises of large jewellery store on morning, the shop assistants must have found it impossible to resist the temptation to say 'it serves him right.
“他罪有应得。