Antecedent
01
前身, 先行者
something that comes before another in time
语法信息
有生性状态
抽象
形态构成
复合词
可数
复数形式
antecedents
例子
Poor planning was the main antecedent of the project's failure.
规划不当是项目失败的主要前因。
02
遥远的祖先, 先人
a distant ancestor, typically earlier than a grandparent
例子
She traced her antecedents back to the 17th century.
她将自己的祖先追溯到了17世纪。
03
先行词, 前驱
a word, phrase, or clause that is mentioned prior to a pronoun or anaphoric expression and to which the pronoun or anaphor refers
例子
The antecedent of " they " is " the students. "
"they"的先行词是"the students"。
词汇树
antecedent
antecede
