“在那以前”常见的英文表达有 before that、prior to that 或 before then。
before that:这是最直接、常用的表达,适用于大多数日常和书面语境。例如:I hadn't seen him before that.(在那以前我没见过他。)
prior to that:较为正式,常用于书面语或正式场合。例如:Prior to that, he had worked in a different field.(在那以前,他在另一个领域工作。)
before then:意思与“before that”相近,但“then”更多指代前文提到的时间点,使用场景更灵活。例如:We had never traveled abroad before then.(在那以前我们从未出过国。)