earlier
adv. 早些时候地
adj. 早些时候的
例句
I lost my job earlier this year.
今年早些时候,我失业了。
《牛津词典》
The baby arrived earlier than expected.
婴儿早产了。
The text varies from the earlier versions.
这一文本有别于那些早期的版本。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》