antecedent of [someone]
She traced her lineage back to an antecedent of the royal family.
她将自己的血统追溯到一位皇室家族的祖先。
前例;前身;先行词;祖先;履历;来历;前件
A thing or event that comes before another, especially one that causes it.
先于另一事物者,尤指后事之因。
Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.
祖先
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
祖先。
An ancestor.
前因
a preceding occurrence or cause or event
被代词或其他指代形式所指代的词、短语或从句。
A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun or other pro-form.
先例
anything that precedes something similar in time
假设命题的条件部分,即 p→q 中的 p,q 为后件。
The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition, i.e. p→q, where p is the antecedent, and q is the consequent.
序贯式的两个子集之一,由该序贯式中所有取值为真的公式组成。
The first of two subsets of a sequent, consisting of all the sequent's formulae which are valuated as true.
比的前项,即 a:b 中的 a,另一项为后项。
The first term of a ratio, i.e. the term a in the ratio a:b, the other being the consequent.
先前的原则、行为、历史等。
Previous principles, conduct, history, etc.
My antecedent came from Ireland in the 19th century.
我的祖先在19世纪来自爱尔兰。
用法提示:antecedent 作为名词,意为“祖先”,此处指一位祖先。
AI contextual example
The researchers traced the patient's antecedents to a small village in Italy.
研究人员将患者的祖先追溯到意大利的一个小村庄。
用法提示:antecedents 是复数形式,指多位祖先。
AI contextual example
She discovered that one of her antecedents was a famous poet.
她发现她的其中一位祖先是一位著名诗人。
用法提示:antecedent 作为名词,表示一位祖先。
AI contextual example
She traced her lineage back to an antecedent of the royal family.
她将自己的血统追溯到一位皇室家族的祖先。
His antecedents were all farmers from the same village.
他的祖先都是来自同一个村庄的农民。
强调时间上先出现并为后来的事件做铺垫,常用于事件、思想或物质;比 antecedent 更强调‘导向结果’的意味。
常指人或运动,突出先行者的身份或预示作用;在指具体先事时可替换,但语气更主动、更形象。
直接指产生结果的原因,不强调时间先后;在表达‘前因’时可替换,但 antecedent 侧重时间顺序和先后关系。
grammar · medium
易错句子My predecessors lived in China.
正确表达My antecedents lived in China.
“predecessor”通常指前任或前身,而“antecedent”在此处应表示祖先。
grammar · medium
易错句子I know many antecedent.
正确表达I know many antecedents.
“antecedent”作为可数名词表示“祖先”时,常用复数形式“antecedents”。
与“前因”义项(导致某事发生的先导)相对,指该先导产生的结果。注意:此义项与“祖先”无关,不可互换。
与“祖先”义项(家族或物种的远祖)相对,指其直系后代。注意:此义项与“前因”无关,不可互换。
antecedent常指较久远的祖先,而ancestor更通用
antecedent指血缘上的祖先,predecessor指职位或角色上的前任
antecedent强调血缘继承关系,forerunner强调预示或先驱作用
代词先行词
In the sentence 'Mary lost her keys,' Mary is the antecedent of 'her'.
在句子“Mary lost her keys”中,Mary是“her”的先行词。
犯罪前科
He was asked about his criminal antecedents.
他被问及自己的犯罪前科。
历史先例
The historian traced the historical antecedents of the modern novel.
历史学家追溯了现代小说的历史先例。
直接前因
The protests were the immediate antecedents of the government's resignation.
抗议活动是政府辞职的直接前因。
ante-(在…前)+ ced-(走)+ -ent(名词/形容词后缀);相关词:anteroom(前厅,同前缀),precede(先于,同根),precedent(先例,同根同后缀)
与 antecedent 作为“前因”的含义相关,指导致某事发生的事物。
表示起点或来源,与 antecedent 表示“先于……存在”的含义相近。
语法中 antecedent 是指代词所回指的词或短语。
从句中可能出现 antecedent 与代词之间的照应关系。
强调事物先后排列的关系,antecedent 就是序列中位于前面的项。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.