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

• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Hitherto we haven't been successful.
  不过目前为止我们还没有成功做到这一点。
• This is a fact hitherto unknown.
  这是一个至今无人知道的事实。
• It has been said of the world's history hitherto that might makes right.
  亚伯拉罕·林肯：迄今，关于世界的历史，人们一直说强权即公理，现在应该让我们，让我们这个时代，来颠倒这种说法，让我们说：公理即强权。
• This latter way is the true one, but hitherto untried.
  这后一种方法是真实的，但尚未有人试用过。