英汉词典

early 基本解释

• adj. 早期的；早熟的
• adv. 提早；在初期
• n. (Early)人名；(英)厄尔利

early 词态变化

early 中文词源

来自PIE*ayer, 早晨，词源同ere, erstwhile. -ly, 形容词后缀。

early 英文词源

early

early: [OE] Broken down into its equivalent parts in modern English, early means ‘before-ly’. It was a compound formed from Old English ǣr (ancestor of modern English ere ‘before’) and the adverb ending -ly, modelled probably on the parallel Old Norse form árligr. Ere itself was actually originally a comparative form, which before it was used for ‘before’ meant ‘earlier’.

Old English ǣr came from prehistoric Germanic *airiz, the comparative form of *air ‘early’. Related forms in other Indo-European languages, such as Greek eri ‘in the morning’ and Avestan (the sacred form of Old Iranian) ayarə ‘day’, suggest that its underlying meaning is ‘early in the morning’.
=> ere

early (adv.)

Old English ærlice "early," from ær "soon, ere" (see ere) + -lice, adverbial suffix (see -ly (2)). Compare Old Norse arliga "early." The adjective is Old English ærlic. The early bird of the proverb is from 1670s. Related: Earlier; earliest.

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early 英文释义

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"

early 双语例句

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

美国早期的风向标大多截自平直的木板。

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

埃塞俄比亚的艺术起源于其早期的基督教和伊斯兰教文化遗产。

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

今天一早，一枚“德尔塔”Ⅱ型火箭在卡纳维拉尔角发射升空。

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

今天早上德国东北部两列火车迎面相撞。

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

如果癌症在早期发现的话，存活的几率会很高。

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early 实用场景例句

the early morning

清晨

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my earliest memories

我最早的记忆

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The project is still in the early stages.

这个项目仍处于初期阶段。

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the early 1990s

20世纪90年代初

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in the early days of space exploration (= when it was just beginning)

在太空探索初期

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The earliest possible date I can make it is the third.

我最早也要到三号才能赶到。

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He's in his early twenties.

他二十出头。

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Mozart's early works (= those written at the beginning of his career)

莫扎特的早期作品

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Early booking is essential, as space is limited.

座位有限，务必早日预订。

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You're early! I wasn't expecting you till seven.

你来得真早！我还以为你七点钟才到呢。

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The bus was ten minutes early.

公共汽车早到了十分钟。

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an early breakfast

很早的早餐

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Let's make an early start tomorrow.

咱们明天一早就出发吧。

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She's an early riser (= she gets up early in the morning) .

她是个习惯于早起的人。

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He learnt to play the piano at an early age .

他早年就学会了弹钢琴。

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The chances of Francis eventually becoming manager of England are perhaps higher. It is early days, of course, and he has yet to win anything.

弗朗西斯最终成为英格兰队主教练的几率可能更高。当然，现在这样说为时尚早，他还没赢过呢。

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...as early as 1838.

早在1838年

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Inflation could fall back into single figures as early as this month.

通货膨胀率最早有可能在本月就回落至个位数。

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Earlier reports that troops opened fire are now being denied.

有关军队开火的最初传闻现在遭到了否认。

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The early indications look encouraging...

开初的迹象看起来令人鼓舞。

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I knew I had to get up early...

我知道我得早起。

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Why do we have to go to bed so early?

为什么我们那么早就得上床睡觉？

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...in the 1970s and the early 1980s.

在20世纪70年代以及80年代早期

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...a few weeks in early summer...

初夏的几个星期

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She arrived early to secure a place at the front...

为了能占个靠前的位置，她提早到了。

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The first snow came a month earlier than usual.

第一场雪比往年提早了一个月。

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...the early stages of pregnancy.

怀孕初期

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...Fassbinder's early films...

法斯宾德的早期影片

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...the book's early chapters.

书的开头几章

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...these early cabbages and cauliflowers.

这些早熟卷心菜和花椰菜

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