| 单词 | antecedent |
| 释义 | Word Frequency antecedent(ˌæntɪˈsiːdənt) noun 1. an event, circumstance, etc, that happens before another 2. grammar a word or phrase to which a pronoun refers. In the sentence"People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones," people is the antecedent of who 3. logic the hypothetical clause, usually introduced by "if", in a conditional statement: that which implies the other 4. mathematics an obsolescent name for numerator (sense 1) 5. denying the antecedent adjective 6. preceding in time or order; prior |
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