Word

precedented

/ˈpresidəntid/

adjective

有先例的；有前例的

核心释义

having or supported or justified by a precedent

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

The court's ruling was precedented, as a similar case had been decided last year.

法院的裁决是有先例的，因为去年曾判决过类似案件。

用法提示：形容词"precedented"表示裁决有先例可援。

Although the merger seemed unusual, it was actually precedented by earlier corporate alliances.

尽管这次合并看似不同寻常，但实际上有早期的企业联盟作为先例。

用法提示：形容词"precedented"描述合并有先例支持。

This hiring procedure is precedented in our company's history, so we can follow it again.

这一招聘程序在公司历史上有先例，因此我们可以再次沿用。

用法提示：形容词"precedented"说明程序在历史上有先例。

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。