| 单词 | antecedent |
| 释义 | antecedent (adjective) antecedent 2 ENTRIES FOUND: antecedent (noun) antecedent (adjective) 1 antecedent /ˌæntəˈsiːdənt/ noun plural antecedents 1 antecedent /ˌæntəˈsiːdənt/ noun plural antecedents Learner's definition of ANTECEDENT 1 [count] grammar : a word or phrase that is represented by another word (such as a pronoun)先行词 “John” is the antecedent of the pronoun “him” in “Mary saw John and thanked him.”在Mary saw John and thanked him一句中，John是代词him的先行词。 2 [count] formal : something that came before something else and may have influenced or caused it先例；前例；前身 The events were antecedents of/to the war. [=the events helped to cause the war]这些事件是战争的前奏。 the antecedents of rap music [=music that came before and influenced rap music]说唱音乐的前身 3 antecedents [plural] formal : the people in a family who lived in past times祖先；祖宗 He is proud of his Scottish antecedents. [=(more commonly) ancestors]他为自己的苏格兰祖先感到骄傲。 2 antecedent /ˌæntəˈsiːdənt/ adjective 2 antecedent /ˌæntəˈsiːdənt/ adjective Learner's definition of ANTECEDENT formal : earlier in time先前的；先时的 These antecedent [=prior, previous] events affected the outcome of the war.这些前期事件影响了战争结局。 |
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