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n.先驱

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precursor为短语/超纲词汇

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cur=to run(流;跑) 变化型 course

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precursor


/,pri:'kɜ:sə(r); prɪ`kɝsɚ/
n (fml 文) ~(of sth)
1 person or thing that comes before sth; forerunner 先驱; 先行者; 先兆; 前兆
*small disturbances that were precursors of the revolution to come 预示革命将爆发的小规模动乱.
2 machine or invention that is later developed further (机器或发明物的)初期形式
*Thefirst telephone was the precursor of modern communications networks. 最早出现的电话是现代通讯网的雏型.

precursor


n[C]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin;Origin: praecursor, from praecurrere 'to run in front']
formal something that happened or existed before something else and influenced its development
precursor of/to
 a precursor of modern jazz