名複: antecedents
n.[C]
- 前事,前情
- 【語】(關係代名詞的)先行詞
- 【數】(比例)前項
- 【邏】前件
- 經歷;學歷;祖先[P]
- 前身
a.
- 在前的,在先的[(+to)]
衍生
ad.
antecedently
辨析
同義:
a.先行的
preceding precedent prevenient anterior forerunning foregoing former preexistentn.先驅,預言家
precursor forerunner harbinger vaunt-courier predecessor ancestor反義:
a.「居先的;前提的」的反義字
subsequent同義參見:
leading1 leader preliminary以上來源於:《英漢大辭典》
/ˌantɪˈsiːd(ə)nt/
n.
- a thing that existed before or logically precedes another.
- (antecedents) a person's ancestors and social background.
- Grammar an earlier word, phrase, or clause to which a following pronoun refers back.
- Logic the statement contained in the ‘if’ clause of a conditional proposition.
adj.
preceding in time or order.Derivative
- antecedence n.
- antecedently adv.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. or from L. antecedent-, antecedere, from ante ‘before’ + cedere ‘go’.
以上來源於:《簡明牛津英語詞典》