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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
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先兆；前兆；预兆
a thing that precedes and signals the approach of someone or something; a harbinger
This primitive device was a forerunner of modern computers.
这个原始装置是现代计算机的先驱。
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
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。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
He forerunners the team in innovation.
Use this
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。
Not this
The new model is a forerunner of the old one.
Use this
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'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
……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。
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。
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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。
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。
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/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.