先前 before; previously 她的胃病比先前好多了。 her stomach trouble is much better than before. 先前咱们山区很穷。 previously our mountain area [region] is poor and impoverised
We show that the previously documented positive effect of foreign ownership on firm performance is substantially attributable to foreign corporations that have , on average , larger shareholding , higher commitment , and longer - term involvement 我们可以证明先前记录的外国资产对公司表现的正面影响充分归结于外国公司平均所有的更大的股份,更高的承担义务,更加长久的关系。