forerunner of sth
后接名词，表示某事物的先驱或前兆。
This primitive device was a forerunner of modern computers.
这个原始装置是现代计算机的先驱。
先兆；前兆；预兆
前身；雏形；先行者；先导者；先驱；祖先；前辈；先人；领跑者；试跑员；开道者；先驱邮票；前身邮票
a thing that precedes and signals the approach of someone or something; a harbinger
在前面或领先的赛跑者。
A runner at the front or ahead.
先行者或宣布他人到来的使者
a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
引申指非参赛者,在赛道上引导参赛者入场,或在正式比赛前跑/骑一遍赛道,通常用于测试或检查路线。
By extension, a non-competitor who leads out the competitors on to the circuit, or who runs/rides the course prior to competitor trials, usually testing or checking the way.
在某物或某人到来之前的预兆
something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
先驱或预兆,提前的警告。
A precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead.
在时间上先于类似事物的任何事物
anything that precedes something similar in time
祖先,先辈,前任。
A forebear, an ancestor, a predecessor.
在某地区发行自己的邮票之前使用的邮票。
A postage stamp used in the time before a region or area issues stamps of its own.
The early experiments were a forerunner of modern genetic research.
早期的实验是现代遗传学研究的先驱。
用法提示：名词，表示‘先驱’，指早期实验是现代研究的前身。
These symptoms are often a forerunner of a more serious illness.
这些症状常常是更严重疾病的前兆。
用法提示：名词，表示‘前兆’，指症状预示疾病。
The Model T Ford is considered the forerunner of modern automobiles.
福特T型车被认为是现代汽车的先驱。
用法提示：名词，表示‘先驱’，指T型车是现代汽车的前身。
后接名词，表示某事物的先驱或前兆。
This primitive device was a forerunner of modern computers.
这个原始装置是现代计算机的先驱。
in表示领域或学科，指在某方面是先行者。
She was a forerunner in the field of genetics.
她是遗传学领域的先驱。
常用于被动语态，表示被公认为先驱。
He is considered a forerunner of modern art.
他被认为是现代艺术的先驱。
与 forerunner 最接近，强调时间上在前、为后来者奠定基础；表“前身/先驱”时可互换。
多指“将来临事物的征兆”，语气偏书面/文学，常含不好的预感；forerunner 也可指人或物。
强调“宣告、引进”，可指人或事件；forerunner 本身不强调“宣告”的动作。
侧重“吉凶征兆”，通常指具体现象，不用来指“人”。
语气更正式、常用作“凶兆”，强烈的预示意味；日常使用较少。
grammar · medium
易错句子He forerunners the team in innovation.
正确表达He is a forerunner of the team in innovation.
错误：将'forerunner'当作动词使用，但它只是名词。正确用法是作为名词，前面加冠词或形容词性物主代词。
grammar · medium
易错句子The new model is a forerunner of the old one.
正确表达The new model is a successor to the old one.
错误：'forerunner'意为'先驱'，指后来者之前的事物，而不是之前的。指旧事物的后续应用'successor'。
取“forerunner”的“先行者/先驱”义；successor 指随后接替其位置或职能的人或事物，与先行者相对。
取“forerunner”的“先行者/先导者”义；follower 指在后面跟随或在其后到来的人或事物。
precursor 多指事物或事件的前身，常用于科技或化学领域；forerunner 可指人或物，更强调先行者身份
herald 强调宣告或预示某事的到来，常指征兆；forerunner 可指人或物，同时有‘前兆’意味
……的先驱；……的前身
This ancient device is widely seen as a forerunner of the modern computer.
这台古代装置被广泛视为现代计算机的前身。
直接前身；直接先驱
The minuet was the immediate forerunner of the waltz.
小步舞曲是华尔兹的直接前身。
作为……的先兆；作为……的先驱
The protest serves as a forerunner of wider social change.
这场抗议是更广泛社会变革的先兆。
早期雏形；早期先驱
The telegraph was an early forerunner of the internet.
电报是互联网的早期雏形。
被认为……的先驱
She is considered a forerunner of modern feminism.
她被视为现代女性主义的先驱。
fore + word
fore + cast
fore- (before; cf. forecast, foreword) + runner (run + -er; one who runs; cf. teacher, writer)
forerunner常指某事物更早的雏形或原型。
forerunner与事物的开端和来源密切相关。
forerunner是发展或演变链条中靠前的一环。
forerunner为后来者留下影响与遗产。
forerunner往往标志着一个重要的早期阶段。
我是最后的先行者。
In the video game Halo 4, the villain Didact speaks this line when he awakens and returns to threaten humanity. It is one of the most quoted lines from the Halo series.
在游戏《光环4》中，反派迪达克苏醒归来威胁人类时说了这句台词。这是《光环》系列最常被引用的台词之一。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.