英语词汇“antecedent”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	antecedent
释义	antecedent —antecedent /ˌæn.tiˈsiː.d^ənt/ aep /-t̬ə-/ Ⅰ adjective _FORMAL ► F0 previous: » When the college was established in 1546, it inherited a hall from each of three antecedent institutions.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Preceding and introducing Ⅱ noun [C] 1 F0 _FORMAL someone or something existing or happening before, especially as the cause or origin of something existing or happening later: » Charles Babbage's mechanical calculating engines were the antecedents of the modern computer.» Many people feel a great curiosity to find out about their antecedents.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Preceding and introducing 2 F0 _SPECIALIZED a word or phrase that a pronoun refers back to: » In the sentence 'He picked a book off the shelf and handed it to Sally', 'book' is the antecedent of 'it'.Thesaurus⁺: ↑Grammatical terms
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