No. 1,481 in Chinese
早已
"早已" means "long ago" or "long since."
In a sentence
我早已完成了这项任务。
I have already completed this task.
In this sentence, '早已' emphasizes that the action of completing the task was done much earlier.
她早已知道了这个消息。
She already knew this information.
Here, '早已' conveys that the knowledge was acquired a long time ago.
我们早已计划了这次旅行。
We had already planned this trip.
In this case, '早已' highlights that the planning occurred significantly earlier than now.
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