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
The steam engine was an important antecedent of modern trains.
蒸汽机是现代火车的重要前身。
02
遥远的祖先, 先人
a distant ancestor, typically earlier than a grandparent
例子
His antecedents came from a small village in Ireland.
他的祖先来自爱尔兰的一个小村庄。
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
In "Mary lost her book," "Mary" is the antecedent of "her."
在“Mary lost her book”中，“Mary”是“her”的先行词。
词汇树
antecedent
antecede
