antecedent
n.先辈 adj.先行的
难易程度:
antecedent为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
副词:antece-dently
词根
ante-=before(与post-相反) 变化型 anti-,ant-,anci-,an-
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antecedent
/,æntɪ'si:dnt; ,æntə`sidnt/
n
1 [C] (fml 文) thing or circumstance that is or comes before another 前事; 前情.
2 [C] (grammar) word or phrase to which a following word, esp a relative pronoun, refers 先行词
*`Which proves I'm right' is not clear unless we know the antecedent of `which'. `Which proves I'm right' 意思不清楚, 必须要知道which这一先行词所指为何才行.
3 antecedents [pl] person's ancestors or past life 祖先; 身世; 经历.
adj ~ (to sb/sth) (fml 文) previous 先前的.
antecedent
n[C][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Latin;Origin: , present participle of antecedere, from ante- (
ANTE-) + cedere
'to go']
formal an event, organization, or thing that is similar to the one you have mentioned but existed earlier
historical antecedentsantecedents [plural]formalthe people in your family who lived a long time ago
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ancestorstechnical a word, phrase, or sentence that is represented by another word, for example a
pronoun>antecedentadj
antecedent
姓名词典:
Adebowale
性别:女名
使用国家:Western African, Yoruba