Word
antecedes
/ˌæntiˈsiːd/
verb
先于；在…之前
antecedes is the third person singular of antecede.
to be earlier than something in time; to come before
- 1.
To go before; to precede.
先行
- 2.
To predate or antedate.
早于
先行；早于；在...之前；居...之先
In use
The invention of the printing press antecedes the Industrial Revolution by several centuries.
Many historians believe these early trade routes anteceded the formation of the ancient empire.
The oldest written records antecede the construction of the temple by nearly a thousand years.
antecede + object
及物动词，直接跟宾语。
The invention anteceded the modern computer by decades.
这项发明比现代计算机早了几十年。
be anteceded by + object
被动结构，表示“被...先于”。
The dynasty was anteceded by a period of warring states.
该朝代之前是一个战国时期。
Verb forms
base antecede · third person antecedes · -ing anteceding · past anteceded · past participle anteceded
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- antecedes
- third person singular
- anteceded
- past, past participle
- anteceding
- present participle
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.