pre-existent
/-ənt; -ənt/
adj existing previously, esp in an earlier life 先存的; (尤指)前世的.
1. Without something of this kind, searching for intelligences on other planets would be like trying to meet a friend in London without a pre-arranged rendezvous and absurdly wandering the streets in the hope of a chance encounter. 没有这手段,要想寻觅其他星球上的智力生命,就如同去伦敦见一位朋友,事先未约定地点,而荒唐地在街上游逛,以期待碰巧遇上一样。
2. ----while our own compulsory school attendance became law in Germany in 1642, in France in 1806, and in England in 1876, and is still non-existent in a number of ´civilized´ nations. 而我们的义务教育成为法律在德国是在1642年,在法国是在1806年,在英国是在1876年。
3. After years of pre -conditioning, most of us have developed an unshakable faith in railway time- tables. 经过多年的应验之后,我们多数人对铁路时刻表都产生了不可动摇的信任。
4. Roosevelt mixed the pre-dinner cocktails himself. 罗斯福亲自配制了饭前喝的鸡尾酒。
5. One of the most prestigious jukus for 2 and 3-year-olds sends most of its pre-kindergarten graduates to prestigious elementary schools. 一所最著名的、招收2至3岁孩子的课外学校将其大部分学龄前幼儿毕业生送进了著名的小学。
6. It reminded me of early pre-feminist days when I was complimented by some men for being "smarter", and "more independent" than those "other" women. 它使我想起女权运动兴起之前的情况。那时男士们恭维我时说我比"其他的"女人"更精明"和"更独立"。
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