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

an•te•ced•ent adj.

preceding;
prior;
coming before: an antecedent event.

n. [countable]

something that comes or happens before another:Isolated skirmishes were antecedents of the war.
antecedents, [plural]
- ancestors:Where did your antecedents come from?
Grammara word, phrase, or clause, usually a noun, that is replaced, usually later, by a pronoun or other substitute. Jane is the antecedent (of the pronoun she) in the sentence: Jane lost a glove and she is upset.

an•te•ced•ence, n. [uncountable]See -cede-.

an•te•ced•ent adj.

preceding; prior:an antecedent event.

a preceding circumstance, event, object, style, phenomenon, etc.
antecedents:
- ancestors.
- the history, events, characteristics, etc., of one's earlier life:Little is known about his birth and antecedents.
Grammara word, phrase, or clause, usually a substantive, that is replaced by a pronoun or other substitute later, or occasionally earlier, in the same or in another, usually subsequent, sentence. In Jane lost a glove and she can't find it, Jane is the antecedent of she and glove is the antecedent ofit.
Mathematics
- the first term of a ratio;
  the first or third term of a proportion.
- the first of two vectors in a dyad.
Philosophy[Logic.]the conditional element in a proposition, as "Caesar conquered Gaul,'' in "If Caesar conquered Gaul, he was a great general.''

Latin antecēdent- (stem of antecēdēns) going before, present participle of antecēdere to antecede; see -ent
Middle French)
Middle English (1350–1400

an•te•ce•den•tal adj. an′te•ced′ent•ly, adv.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged precursory, preexistent.
2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged precursor, forerunner, ancestor.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged subsequent.
2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged successor.

antecedent /ˌæntɪˈsiːd^ənt/ n

an event, circumstance, etc, that happens before another
a word or phrase to which a pronoun refers. In the sentence "People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones," people is the antecedent of who
the hypothetical clause, usually introduced by "if", in a conditional statement: that which implies the other

adj

preceding in time or order; prior

单词	antecedent
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 an•te•ced•ent /ˌæntəˈsidnt/USA pronunciation adj. preceding; prior; coming before: an antecedent event. n. [countable] something that comes or happens before another:Isolated skirmishes were antecedents of the war. antecedents, [plural] ancestors:Where did your antecedents come from? Grammara word, phrase, or clause, usually a noun, that is replaced, usually later, by a pronoun or other substitute. Jane is the antecedent (of the pronoun she) in the sentence: Jane lost a glove and she is upset. an•te•ced•ence, n. [uncountable]See -cede-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 an•te•ced•ent (an′tə sēd′nt),USA pronunciation adj. preceding; prior:an antecedent event. n. a preceding circumstance, event, object, style, phenomenon, etc. antecedents: ancestors. the history, events, characteristics, etc., of one's earlier life:Little is known about his birth and antecedents. Grammara word, phrase, or clause, usually a substantive, that is replaced by a pronoun or other substitute later, or occasionally earlier, in the same or in another, usually subsequent, sentence. In Jane lost a glove and she can't find it, Jane is the antecedent of she and glove is the antecedent ofit. Mathematics the first term of a ratio; the first or third term of a proportion. the first of two vectors in a dyad. Philosophy[Logic.]the conditional element in a proposition, as "Caesar conquered Gaul,'' in "If Caesar conquered Gaul, he was a great general.'' Latin antecēdent- (stem of antecēdēns) going before, present participle of antecēdere to antecede; see -ent Middle French) Middle English (1350–1400 an•te•ce•den•tal (an′tə sē den′tl),USA pronunciation adj. an′te•ced′ent•ly, adv. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged precursory, preexistent. 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged precursor, forerunner, ancestor. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged subsequent. 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged successor. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: antecedent /ˌæntɪˈsiːd^ənt/ n an event, circumstance, etc, that happens before another a word or phrase to which a pronoun refers. In the sentence "People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones," people is the antecedent of who the hypothetical clause, usually introduced by "if", in a conditional statement: that which implies the other adj preceding in time or order; prior
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