1. 以前：dynaset-type recordset 动态集类型记录集 | earlier 以前 | edit buffer 编辑缓冲区

2. 早的：earless 无耳 | earlier 早的 | earliest 早的

3. 更早的;更早地：更远的 farther | 更早的;更早地 earlier | 工厂 factory

4. 更早的：earless 无穗的 | earlier 更早的 | earlieron 稍早的时候

adj

1. (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than
most early

e.g. a fashion popular in earlier times
his earlier work reflects the influence of his teacher
Verdi's earliest and most raucous opera

Synonym: earliest