英语词汇antecedent怎么读，是什么意思，单词翻译、读音、固定搭配用法和短语词组及例句-英汉双解词典

antecedent

æntɪsiːdənt  ˌæntəˈsidənt 

Word forms: plural antecedents

1 N-COUNT 前事；先例；前身 An antecedent of something happened or existed before it and was similar to it in some way. 前事；先例；前身 [formal]

We shall first look briefly at the historical antecedents of this theory.

我们首先应大致看一下该理论在历史上的前身。

2 ADJ [usually ADJ n] 先前的；早先的 An antecedent thing or event happened or existed before another related thing or event. 先前的；早先的 [formal]

SYN preceding, earlier, former, previous

3 N-COUNT [usually plural] 祖先;先人;祖宗 Your antecedents are your ancestors. 祖先;先人;祖宗 [formal]

Word Link

ante ≈ before : antecedent, anterior, anteroom

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