antecedent

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英语翻译

n.前情；先行词；祖先

adj.在 ... 之前的；居先的

英语例句

This is an antecedent of the war. 这是战争的前因。

Something out mind always has antecedent. 意想不到的事情总是有其前因的。

The word "man" is the antecedent of "who" in "the man who spoke". "man"这个字是"the man who spoke"中"who"的先行词。

No one knew the antecedents of the mysterious stranger. 谁也不知道那个神秘陌生人的身世。

Those were events antecedent to the revolution. 这些都是革命前的事了。

Physical processes flow inevitably from their antecedent conditions. 物理过程的出现必然有其前提。

知识扩展

n.祖先

名词antecedent的复数形式.

adv.在前地；先行地