1.A dividend paid to shareholders in the form of authorized but hitherto unissued shares.

1.指以尚未公开发行的股票形式支付给股东的股息。

2.He proposed to himself to achieve what hitherto he had been promised in vain.

2.成一件至今尚无希望的事情。

3.She discovered a world of parties and pleasure she had hitherto only known by hearsay.

3.她发现了一个以前只是略有听闻的花花世界。