► 副詞
先に [(1)さきに] [liter] meaning: before rank: 2
☆ 先に述べた通り… ⇨ As I mentioned before …
More examples:
- トンネルの先に光が見えた ⇨ I saw light at the end of the tunnel
- これを先にやろう ⇨ Let’s do this first
- 彼は容疑者の鼻先に証拠を突きつけた ⇨ He shoved the evidence right before the nose of the suspect, in his face
- 先に申し上げたように … ⇨ As I mentioned earlier …
- これを先に回すべきだ ⇨ We should turn, move, this to earlier in the priority queue
- 彼等はライバル会社より先に動いた ⇨ They took an action before their rival companies
- お先に失敬させて頂きます ⇨ Please allow me to leave before you do
- 転職をしようとしていた矢先にコロナ禍が起こった ⇨ Just when I was about to change my job, COVID pandemic happened
- 彼に先に知らせておくべきだ ⇨ We should let him know beforehand
- この先に十字路が有る ⇨ There are crossroads ahead
- 警察が踏み込んだが一足先に逃げられていた ⇨ The police raided the place but the suspect was one step ahead and was already gone
- 彼は取引先に御歳暮を送った (おせいぼ) ⇨ He sent out year-end gifts to his business partners
- この章は一先ず飛ばして先に進みます ⇨ We skip this chapter for now and move along
- 先着したものから先に処理される ⇨ Those arrived first will be processed first
- 御先に失礼します (おさき) ⇨ Allow me to leave before you do