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1. Oxford Dictionary

   forerunner

   • IPA[ˈfɔːˌrʌnə]

   英式

   • n.
     a person or thing that precedes the coming or development of someone or something else；a sign or warning of something to come

   • noun: forerunner, plural noun: forerunners

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a person or thing that precedes the coming or development of someone or something else the ice safe was a forerunner of today's refrigerator 同義詞 predecessor, precursor, antecedent, ancestor, forebear, ... 更多prototype, rareprimogenitor反義詞 descendant
   • 2. a sign or warning of something to come overcast mornings are the sure forerunners of steady rain 同義詞 herald, harbinger, usher, advance guard, precursor, ... 更多prelude, sign, signal, warning, token, portent, omen, augury
   • ▪ archaic an advance messenger.
3. • 更多解釋

   forerunner

   • IPA[ˈfôrˌrənər]

   美式

   • n.
     a person or thing that precedes the coming or development of someone or something else: the icebox was a forerunner of today's refrigerator

   Oxford American Dictionary