antecedent
- IPA[ˌan(t)əˈsēd(ə)nt]
美式
- a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another；a person's ancestors or family and social background
- preceding in time or order; previous or preexisting；denoting a grammatical antecedent.
noun: antecedent, plural noun: antecedents
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another some antecedents to the African novel might exist in Africa's oral traditions 同義詞
- ▪ a person's ancestors or family and social background her early life and antecedents have been traced 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ a word, phrase, clause, or sentence to which another word (especially a following relative pronoun) refers.
- ▪ the statement contained in the “if” clause of a conditional proposition.
- ▪ the first term in a ratio.
形容詞
- 1. preceding in time or order; previous or preexisting the antecedent events that prompt you to break a diet
- ▪ denoting a grammatical antecedent.
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˌantɪˈsiːd(ə)nt]
英式
- a thing that existed before or logically precedes another: some antecedents to the African novel might exist in Africa's oral traditions
- preceding in time or order; previous or pre-existing: antecedent events
Oxford Dictionary
