| 单词 | antecedent |
| 释义 | antecedent (once / 1360 pages) 1nadj 2n An antecedent is a thing that comes before something else. You might think rap music has no historical antecedent, but earlier forms of African-American spoken verse go back for centuries. In logic, mathematics, and grammar, the word antecedent (from Latin ante-, "before" + cedere, "to yield") has the meaning "the first part of a statement." More generally, it means "something that came before, and perhaps caused, something else." The word is also an adjective: a lawyer or judge might talk about the "antecedent events" leading up to someone committing a crime. WORD FAMILYantecedent: antecedently, antecedents+/antecede: anteceded, antecedence, antecedency, antecedent, antecedes, anteceding/antecedence: antecedences/antecedency: antecedencies USAGE EXAMPLESA phenomenon like Trump, whatever its antecedents, is an opportunity—in this case to purge a rottenness that begins at the commanding heights. Wall Street Journal(Nov 16, 2016) “Ransack history how you will looking for antecedents, there aren’t any,” says George F. Will, the dean of conservative columnists. Wall Street Journal(Nov 04, 2016) But in terms of bombast, you could argue he was an antecedent to Donald Trump. Time(Nov 03, 2016) 1 1n a preceding occurrence or cause or event Hyper cause events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something 2n anything that precedes something similar in time phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience Syn|Hyper forerunner temporal relation a relation involving time 3n someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) Syn|Ant|Exp|Hypo|Hyper ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, root descendant, descendent a person considered as descended from some ancestor or race Abraham the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son Benjamin(Old Testament) the youngest and best-loved son of Jacob and Rachel and one of the twelve forebears of the tribes of Israel Isaac(Old Testament) the second patriarch; son of Abraham and Sarah who was offered by Abraham as a sacrifice to God; father of Jacob and Esau Ishmael(Old Testament) the son of Abraham who was cast out after the birth of Isaac; considered the forebear of 12 Arabian tribes Issachar(Old Testament) a son of Jacob and a forebear of one of the tribes of Israel Joseph(Old Testament) the 11th son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel; Jacob gave Joseph a coat of many colors, which made his brothers jealous and they sold him into slavery in Egypt Judah(Old Testament) the fourth son of Jacob who was forebear of one of the tribes of Israel; one of his descendants was to be the Messiah Methuselah(Old Testament) a patriarch (grandfather of Noah) who is said to have lived 969 years Noahthe Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis Reuben(Old Testment) a son of Jacob and forefather of one of the tribes of Israel Blessed Virginthe mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics Naomithe mother-in-law of Ruth whose story is told in the Book of Ruth in the Old Testament ancestress a woman ancestor forbear, forebeara person from whom you are descended father, forefather, sirethe founder of a family foremothera woman ancestor primogenitor, progenitoran ancestor in the direct line genitora natural father or mother grandparenta parent of your father or mother great grandparenta parent of your grandparent patriarchany of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race relation, relative a person related by blood or marriage 4adj preceding in time or order 2Syn|Ant anterior, prior earlier in time anticipatory, prevenientin anticipation pre-existent, pre-existing, preexistent, preexistingexisting previously or before something precedingexisting or coming before subsequent following in time or order accompanying, attendant, concomitant, consequent, ensuant, incidental, resultant, sequentfollowing or accompanying as a consequence later, posterior, ulteriorcoming at a subsequent time or stage succeedingcoming after or following n the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun Hyper referent something referred to; the object of a reference |
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