theretofore

🇬🇧/ðeətuːˈfɔː/ 🇺🇸/ˌðertəˈfɔːr/ 9
before that time; previous to that 在那以前; 直到那时

adverb [时间副词]在那以前;到那时为止

They had not done any work theretofore.
到那时为止,他们的工作还一点儿都没做.

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