Antecedent
01
前身, 先行者
something that comes before another in time
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。
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
His antecedents came from a small village in Ireland.
他的祖先来自爱尔兰的一个小村庄。
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
In " Mary lost her book, " " Mary " is the antecedent of " her. "
The antecedent of " they " is " the students. "
"they"的先行词是"the students"。
词汇树
antecedent
antecede
