单词 | precedent |
释义 | precedent¹ 1.【律】(decision)判例 The judge went on to look at other precedents.法官继续查阅其他判例。 2.【律】(basis of law)先例;惯例 Constitutional precedent made it impossible to testify publicly.由于宪法惯例的原因, 公开作证是不可能实现的。 3.(earlier example)先例;前例 There had been a precedent years earlier when somebody had left the company in similar circumstances.早些年曾发生过某人把公司置于类似处境的先例。 a precedent for sth某事物的先例 There are plenty of precedents in Hollywood for letting people out of contracts.在好莱坞, 允许影视人员解除合同的先例有很多。 to establish a precedentorto set a precedent开创先例 Northern Ireland's first prime minister had set a precedent in meeting republicans.北爱尔兰第一位首相已经开创了会见了共和党人的先例。 The Supreme Court, he went on, had already set a precedent.他继续说道, 最高法院已经开创了先例。 without precedent没有先例 This situation is without precedent.这种情况尚无先例。 precedent²<正式>先前的 |
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