beforehand

/bɪˈfɔːhænd/ (bre, ipa) · /bɪˈfɔːrhænd/ (ame, ipa) · /bi-ˈfȯr-ˌhand bē-/ (ame, mw)

beforehand — 副詞

1. at a point in time before a planned event or action takes place, so that you are

1.副詞B1
釋義

事先；預先

在某件事發生之前先做好準備

at a point in time before a planned event or action takes place, so that you are ready when it happens.

例句

Omar booked the train tickets beforehand to avoid the holiday rush.

Omar 事先就把火車票訂好了，免得碰上連假人潮。

verb + beforehand at end of sentence

If you call the restaurant beforehand, the waiter can save a quiet table by the window.

如果你事先打電話到餐廳，服務生就能幫你留一個安靜的靠窗座位。

conditional clause + beforehand

同義詞
  • in advance

    very close in meaning; slightly more formal, often used with numbers ('two weeks in advance').

  • ahead of time

    informal; emphasises being early relative to a deadline.

  • previously

    wider in scope; refers to any earlier point, not necessarily before a planned event.

反義詞
  • afterwards

    after the event rather than before it.

  • later

    at some unspecified later point.

文法句型

verb + beforehand

用法筆記

Almost always sits at the end of a clause or just before a comma; rarely fronted. Often pairs with planning verbs such as book, warn, tell, prepare, check, arrange.

常見錯誤

❌I will tell you beforehand the meeting.
✅I will tell you about the meeting beforehand.
💡beforehand is an adverb of time, not a preposition; it cannot take a direct object.