Antecedent
01
先行詞, 前駆
something that comes before another in time
例
The steam engine was an important antecedent of modern trains.
蒸気機関は現代の列車の重要な前身でした。
Poor planning was the main antecedent of the project's failure.
不十分な計画がプロジェクト失敗の主な先行要因だった。
02
遠い祖先, 先祖
a distant ancestor, typically earlier than a grandparent
例
His antecedents came from a small village in Ireland.
彼の祖先はアイルランドの小さな村から来ました。
She traced her antecedents back to the 17th century.
彼女は自分の祖先を17世紀まで遡った。
03
先行詞, 前駆
a word, phrase, or clause that is mentioned prior to a pronoun or anaphoric expression and to which the pronoun or anaphor refers
例
In " Mary lost her book, " " Mary " is the antecedent of " her. "
The antecedent of " they " is " the students. "
"they"の先行詞は"the students"です。
語彙ツリー
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