| 释义 |
antecedent/æntiˈsi:d(ə)nt/ n. & adj.●n. 1 a preceding thing or circumstance 先前的事情(或情况) 2 Gram. a word, phrase, clause, or sentence, to which another word (esp. a relative pronoun, usu. following) refers 【语法】先行词(或短语、从句、句子) 3 (in pl. 用复数) past history, esp. of a person (尤指个人的)经历，履历 4 Logic the statement contained in the ‘if’ clause of a conditional proposition 【逻辑学】前件，前项(条件命题的“假设”从句中包含的陈述部分) ●adj. 1 (often foll. by 常后跟 to) previous 前面的，先前的 2 presumptive, a priori 假定的；先验的 □ antecedence n.□ antecedently adv.[Middle English, from French antécédent or Latin antecedere (as ANTE-, cedere ‘go’)] |