最早英文怎么說

"最早"的英文通常用 "earliest" 來表示。這個詞來自於 "early"（早的），加上詞綴 "-est" 來表示最高級。在句子中使用 "earliest" 時，通常會有一個比較的對象，例如：

• The first humans arrived on the island in the earliest period of human history.
• Archaeologists have discovered the earliest known example of human art.

如果你想要表達的是"從前"、"以前"的概念，而不是強調時間上的最早點，你可能會使用 "before"、"formerly" 或 "previously" 等詞。例如：

• People used to write with pens, but now they use computers.
• This area was formerly an agricultural land, but now it's a commercial district.
• The company previously had a different name before it was acquired by a larger company.

這些詞語用於描述過去的狀態或事件，而不是特指時間上的最早點。