heretoforeWiktionary 原文英/ˌhɪətəˈfɔː/美/ˈhɪrtəfɔr/adv.直到此时，此时以前，迄今中文释义来自 ECDICT词源链古英语Old English约 450–1150 年tōforan‘before’↓ 继承中古英语Middle English约 1150–1500 年heretoforn↓ 继承英语Englishheretofore词源说明From Middle English heretoforn, equivalent to here (“here”) + toforn (“before”), from Old English tōforan (“before”). More at here, tofore.释义副词adverb1formal, temporalBefore now, until now, up to the present time; from the beginning to this point.2metatextualPreviously within the present text; earlier herein.