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单词 antecedent
释义 antecedent
UK [ˌæn.ti'si:.dənt] US [-tˌə-] noun countable formal
■someone or something existing or happening before, especially as the cause or origin of something existing or happening later (尤指作为后来存在或发生之事的起因或起源的)前事,前情,先例;祖先
Charles Babbage's mechanical calculating engines were the antecedents of the modern computer.查尔斯‧巴贝奇的机械电脑是现代电脑的前身。 
Many people feel a great curiosity to find out about their antecedents.很多人对于他们的祖先充满了好奇,很想探究一番。
specialized
■a word or phrase which a pronoun refers back to 先行词,前述词
In the sentence 'He picked a book off the shelf and handed it to Sally, 'book' is the antecedent of 'it'.在句子 He picked a book off the shelf and handed it to Sally 中,book 是 it 的先行词。
UK [ˌæn.ti'si:.dənt] US [-tˌə-] adjective formal
■previous (同页中)上面提到的(地);上文(的),前文(的)
When the college was established in 1546, it inherited a hall from each of three antecedent institutions.该学院在1546年建立时,从作为其前身的三个机构中分别承继了一座教学大楼。
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