| 释义 |
antecede /antɪˈsiːd /verb [with object]Come before (something) in time, order, or position; precede: investigative reporting long antecedes the invention of miniature cameras...- Students from area schools visit the canoes to learn about sailing and navigation, and about the ancient values that anteceded those skills.
- A replacement of the airline's management on November 16 anteceded the expected announcement of the privatisation strategy.
- The origin and genomic dispersion of several microsatellites might have anteceded species diversification.
Origin Late Middle English: from Latin antecedere, from ante 'before' + cedere 'go'. |