Word · Frequency #16104
antecedent
前因;前事
核心释义
A thing or event that comes before another, especially one that causes it.
- 1.
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.
- 2.
祖先
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
- 3.
祖先。
An ancestor.
- 4.
前因
a preceding occurrence or cause or event
- 5.
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.
- 6.
先例
anything that precedes something similar in time
- 7.
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.
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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.
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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.
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先前的原则、行为、历史等。
Previous principles, conduct, history, etc.
前例;前身;先行词;祖先;履历;来历;前件
用法In use
My antecedent came from Ireland in the 19th century.
用法提示:antecedent 作为名词,意为“祖先”,此处指一位祖先。
The researchers traced the patient's antecedents to a small village in Italy.
用法提示:antecedents 是复数形式,指多位祖先。
She discovered that one of her antecedents was a famous poet.
用法提示:antecedent 作为名词,表示一位祖先。
phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- antecedent of a pronoun
- 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。
- criminal antecedents
- 犯罪前科
- He was asked about his criminal antecedents.他被问及自己的犯罪前科。
- historical antecedents
- 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。
- immediate antecedents
- 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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想:蚂蚁(ant)走在最前面,它就是事件的‘前因’,也是后代的‘祖先/先例’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:正式写作、学术论文、历史或哲学讨论 表示“先前发生的事或前因”时,该词通常用于正式、书面或学术语境,日常口语中不常用。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词,常用单数或复数形式,指祖先或语法中的先行词。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
precedent(美式 /ˈprɛsədənt/)与 antecedent 押韵;president、resident 的尾音是 /zɪdənt/,accident、incident、dependent 的重读元音或辅音也不同,这些都只是形近词,发音并不相同。
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