already/ɔːl'redɪ $ ɑːl-/

ad. before now

ad. [常用于肯定句并置于句中] 已经：[多用于完成时] She has already told him about it. 她已经把这件事告诉了他。

◇The concert had already begun by the time we arrived. 我们到达时音乐会已经开始了。

◇[be already多用于一般现在时或一般过去时] It's already 5 o'clock. 都已经5点了。

◇It was already dark. 天已经黑了。

构词all + ready

常犯错误

✗ He already left.

✓ He has already left. 他已经离开了。

用法与频度副词often, always等在句中的位置相同，即常放在助动词或系动词之后，实义动词之前。

辨析already; yet

辨析all ready; already