单词	precondition
释义	preconditionpre‧con‧di‧tion /ˌpriːkənˈdɪʃən/ noun [countable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES One of the most obvious preconditions for economic growth is a stable government. The president has demanded that the rebels turn in their weapons as a precondition to any talks. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Diplomatic sources stressed Netanyahu had offered a resumption of the negotiations that broke down a year ago without preconditions. For example, the experimental style of psychology is very often treated as a precondition of effective theorising. For too long, John Major and his government had used these preconditions to frustrate the peace process. In this sense, the unpredictability of all that happens in the church is a necessary precondition of freedom. Our study grows out of this body of theory about the characteristics and preconditions of the culture of democracy. Secondly, industrial expansion is not a necessary precondition for the appearance of large cities. The point I am making is that pedagogic research calls for the independent appraisal of ideas as a precondition to their application. We want to negotiate without preconditions. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsomething that must happen before something else can happen► condition : condition for/of · Finance ministers claimed that all the conditions for economic revival were already in place.· In her view, women's full participation in the labor market is a necessary condition of equality.meet a condition · The Chancellor says that five conditions have to be met before the UK joins the Euro. ► precondition formal a situation that has to exist before something else can happen: precondition to/for/of: · The president has demanded that the rebels turn in their weapons as a precondition to any talks.· One of the most obvious preconditions for economic growth is a stable government. ► prerequisite formal something that you must have before something else is possible: prerequisite for/of: · Adequate food and shelter are the minimum prerequisites of a decent life.· Some knowledge of the French language is a prerequisite for employment there. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► necessary · Digitalness is probably a necessary precondition for Darwinism itself to work.· The abolition of serfdom would therefore be a necessary precondition of free labour mobility.· In this sense, the unpredictability of all that happens in the church is a necessary precondition of freedom.· BOne of them is that sound economic management is a precursor, a necessary precondition for, poverty alleviation and growth.· Secondly, industrial expansion is not a necessary precondition for the appearance of large cities. Word family WORD FAMILYnounconditionpreconditionconditionerconditioningadjectiveconditional ≠ unconditionalverbconditionadverbconditionally ≠ unconditionally something that must happen or exist before something else can happenprecondition of/for A ceasefire is a precondition for talks.
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