| 词组 | in advance of |
| 释义 | in advance of Copperud 1980 disparages in advance of as wordy for before; Janis 1984, with greater insight, notes that before is simpler but does not always carry the same force. The phrase is more specific than before in that it has fewer meanings, and it may be occasionally preferred to before for that reason. • However, Washington never really ceased to give substantial military assistance to Chiang Kai-shek in advance of democratic performances —Lawrence K. Rosinger, New Republic, 5 Aug. 1946 And other senses of advance may occur in the phrase: • ... the laws were in advance of English common law —Dictionary of American Biography, 1936 |
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