两个中较早的一个? whichever is earlier 例句: the buyer shall pay the manufacturer us$1 5 9 000 within 1 5 days after x bank has received the following documents from the manufacturer and found them in order,but not earlier than 6(six) months after the date the contract plant for the first time reached 98 of guaranteed capacity of the whole contract according to the guaranteed quality indices as per the contract or 24 months after the date of signing the contract, whichever is earlier . 完整的原文见 http:///article/uploadfiles/200603/20060313113514351.pdf ,可以参考一下。查看更多