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
- Hitherto he had experienced no great success in his attempt.
到目前为止，他的这种尝试还没有取得任何重大的成功。 - The phenomenon has not, though, hitherto been subject to scientific investigation.
但是到目前为止，还未对这种现象进行科学调查。 - Our studies thus reveal a hitherto undiscovered novel pathway that controls cold adaptation in rice.
我们的研究结果揭示了迄今为止尚未发现的新的通路控制水稻对冷胁迫的适应。 - Hitherto we haven't been successful.
不过目前为止我们还没有成功做到这一点。 - 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。 - For hitherto though I have lost all my time.
迄今我虽然失去了全部的时日。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Hitherto he had thought it was some fiend fighting him, but darker suspicions assailed him now.
胡克一直以为和他作战的是个恶魔，可是现在，他起了更晦暗的疑心。