aforesaid

aforesaid — adjective

1. already referred to earlier in the same document, statement, or formal discussio

1.形容詞C1
釋義

already referred to earlier in the same document, statement, or formal discussion

例句

The aforesaid tenant must pay the repair costs within ten days.

formal legal modifier before a noun

Judge Park approved the sale of the aforesaid property on Tuesday.

同義詞
  • aforementioned

    very close in meaning; slightly more common outside legal drafting

  • said

    shorter legal drafting term, often even more compressed

  • above-named

    formal document style; usually limited to people already identified

反義詞
  • following

    points forward to material that comes later, not earlier

文法句型

the aforesaid + noun

用法筆記

Used mainly in legal, administrative, and other formal writing. It usually comes before a noun that has already been identified earlier, and everyday English normally prefers phrases such as 'mentioned earlier' or simply repeats the noun.

常見錯誤

❌the aforesaid above rule
✅the aforesaid rule
💡'aforesaid' already means the rule was named earlier, so adding 'above' is redundant.
❌the aforesaid of the contract
✅the aforesaid contract
💡this adjective directly modifies a noun and does not take 'of'.

aforesaid — noun