Word · Frequency #11322
forerunner
先兆；前兆；预兆
a thing that precedes and signals the approach of someone or something; a harbinger
- 1.
A runner at the front or ahead.
在前面或领先的赛跑者。
- 2.
a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
先行者或宣布他人到来的使者
- 3.
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.
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。
- 4.
something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
在某物或某人到来之前的预兆
- 5.
A precursor or harbinger, a warning ahead.
先驱或预兆,提前的警告。
- 6.
anything that precedes something similar in time
在时间上先于类似事物的任何事物
- 7.
A forebear, an ancestor, a predecessor.
祖先,先辈,前任。
- 8.
A postage stamp used in the time before a region or area issues stamps of its own.
在某地区发行自己的邮票之前使用的邮票。
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
In use
The early experiments were a forerunner of modern genetic research.
These symptoms are often a forerunner of a more serious illness.
The Model T Ford is considered the forerunner of modern automobiles.
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。
forerunner in sth
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。
be considered a forerunner (of sth)
常用于被动语态，表示被公认为先驱。
Connections
Collocations
- a forerunner of
- ……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。
- immediate forerunner
- 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。
- serve as a forerunner
- 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。
- early forerunner
- 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。
- be considered a forerunner
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
fore（在前）+runner（跑者）：跑在前面的人，即先驱、前兆。想象赛跑中领跑者最先冲出，预示后来者。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：历史或科技论述、新闻报道或文学描述 forerunner 的用法比较正式，多用于书面语，指在时间上先出现并预示或开启后来事物的人或事物。口语中较少直接使用，更常见于历史、科技或新闻评述里。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words runner, gunner, and stunner rhyme with the ending -unner of forerunner (/rʌnər/). Beginner has a similar double-n spelling before -er but is pronounced /bɪˈɡɪnər/, so it does not rhyme. Foreword and forecast look like forerunner only in the prefix fore-; their pronunciations are /ˈfɔrwɜrd/ and /ˈfɔrkæst/, not /rʌnər/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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