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

• 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。
• She has hitherto been relatively nice to me.
  她至今对我还算不错。
• 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。
• Hitherto she had felt no dread with regard to the coming interview.
  先前，她对于即将进行的会谈并不感到害怕。
• 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。
• Should he remain the sort of father, half seen but respected, which he had hitherto been?
  和以往一样当作一个偶尔见见面但受到敬重的父亲？他能泰然进入珂赛特的家里去吗？
• 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 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。
• 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。
• In the US accounts were segregated. Thus most funding has hitherto come from London.
  在美国，客户账户和银行账户相互独立，因此迄今为止大部分资金都来自伦敦。