单词 | antecedent |
释义 | antecedent —antecedent /ˌæn.tiˈsiː.dənt/ aep /-t̬ə-/ adjective FORMAL ► F0 previous: » When the college was established in 1546, it inherited a hall from each of three antecedent institutions.Thesaurus+: ↑Preceding and introducingnoun [C] 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 introducingF0 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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