"Earlier on"和"early on"在表示时间概念时存在以下关键区别:
1. 时间参照系不同
-- "Early on"(连写)强调相对于某个过程/时期的初始阶段
例:Early on in his career, he showed great potential.
(在他职业生涯早期就展现出很大潜力)
-- "Earlier on"(分写)指相对于当前时间点的"更早之前"
例:Earlier on today, we ...(以上内容有节略,please sign in for more)
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【earlier on】 —at an earlier time:
- Oh, by the way, your son telephoned 【earlier on】 to say he wouldn’t be able to come.
【early on】 —at an early stage of smth.:
- We decided 【early on】 that we wanted to create a site that was attractive, but more importantly was easy to navigate.
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