Word
precedented
有先例的；有前例的
having or supported or justified by a precedent
- 1.
having or supported or justified by a precedent
有先例的；有先例支持或证明的。
有先例的；有先例支持或证明的。；有前例的；[法] 有先例的；有先例可援的
In use
The court's ruling was precedented, as a similar case had been decided last year.
Although the merger seemed unusual, it was actually precedented by earlier corporate alliances.
This hiring procedure is precedented in our company's history, so we can follow it again.
be precedented by something
be precedented by 表示某事物被先例所支持。
The decision was precedented by similar cases in the past.
该决定有先例，过去有类似案件作为依据。
be precedented in something
be precedented in 表示在某方面有先例。
This approach is not precedented in our organization.
这种方法在我们组织中没有先例。
a precedented [noun]
precedented 直接修饰名词。
This is a precedented move in the industry.
这是行业中有先例的一步。
remain precedented
remain precedented 表示持续有先例。
The practice has remained precedented for decades.
这种做法几十年来一直有先例可循。
Common mistakes
The court precedented a new rule.The court set a precedent for a new rule.
‘precedented’ 是形容词，不能作动词。英语中表示‘开创先例’的动词短语是‘set a precedent’，而非直接使用‘precedent’或‘precedented’作动词。
This is a precedented decision.This is an unprecedented decision.
当表达‘史无前例’时，应使用否定形式‘unprecedented’。‘precedented’表示‘有先例的’，与否定前缀‘un-’形成反义。若要用肯定形式，需确保语境确实存在先例。
Connections
Confusing words
- unprecedented
- 史无前例的；空前的 · precedented 表示有先例，unprecedented 表示无先例，两者意义相反，容易因拼写相似而误用。
Word family
- precede
- 先于；在…之前 · v.
- precedent
- 先例；前例 · n.
- precedence
- 优先权；优先地位 · n.
- preceding
- 在前的；前述的 · adj.
- unprecedented
- 史无前例的；空前的 · adj.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.