Word · Frequency #40773
antedating
早于；先于；比…更早
antedating is the present participle of antedate.
to happen or exist before something else in time
- 1.
To occur before an event or time; to exist further back in time.
在事件或时间之前发生；存在于更早的时间。
- 2.
To assign a date to a document or action earlier than the actual date.
将文件或行动的日期定为早于实际日期。
- 3.
To find earlier citational evidence for a term.
为术语找到更早的引证证据
倒填日期；把…日期填早；追溯…的更早用例；找到更早的引证；在事件或时间之前发生；存在于更早的时间。；将文件或行动的日期定为早于实际日期。；为术语找到更早的引证证据
In use
This fossil antedates the dinosaurs by millions of years.
The contract was antedated to make it appear valid from an earlier date.
The invention of the printing press antedates the discovery of America by several decades.
antedate + noun phrase
表示“在时间上先于”，后接被先于的事物。
The discovery antedates the previously known fossil by millions of years.
这一发现比之前已知的化石早数百万年。
antedate + noun phrase + by + time period
通过介词 by 引入具体的时间差。
The earliest known version antedates the printed edition by several centuries.
已知的最早版本比印刷版本早了几个世纪。
antedate + noun phrase + to + date
Connections
Confusing words
- antediluvian
- 远古的，古老的 · antedate 表示时间上在先，而 antediluvian 形容极其古老（原指大洪水之前）
- predate
- 先于，早于 · predate 与 antedate 同义，但 predate 更常用；antedate 更多用于法律或正式文本
- precede
- 在...之前，先于 · precede 侧重顺序上的领先（如事件），而 antedate 强调日期或时间上的更早，且可作及物动词的被动形式
Word family
- antedates
- plural, third person singular
- antedated
- past, past participle
- antedating
- present participle
Learner notes
Grammar Note
通常用于及物结构，后接名词短语，表示某事早于另一事。
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。
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