Word · Frequency #5093
Fully loadedprecedents
先例
precedents is the plural of precedent.
An earlier event, action, or decision that is used as an example for later similar cases.
- 1.
An act in the past which may be used as an example to help decide the outcome of similar instances in the future.
过去的行为,可用来作为范例帮助决定未来类似情况的结果。
- 2.
an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
用于证明以后类似事件的例子
- 3.
A decided case which is cited or used as an example to justify a judgment in a subsequent case.
被引用或用作范例以证明后续案件判决的已决案件。
- 4.
(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
(民法)通过遵循先前司法判决而确立的法律
- 5.
An established habit or custom.
既定的习惯或习俗。
- 6.
a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
基于司法判例而非成文法的法律体系
- 7.
The previous version.
先前的版本。
判例；（法律）先例；判例法；惯例；传统；前一版本；先前版本；过去的行为,可用来作为范例帮助决定未来类似情况的结果。
In use
Setting a new precedent for flexible work hours could improve employee morale.
There is no precedent for a company returning such a large amount of money.
The judge followed the precedent set by a similar case last year.
set a precedent
常用搭配，表示开创先例。
The court's decision set a precedent for future cases.
法院的判决为后来的案件设立了先例。
follow a precedent
表示遵循先例。
The judge followed the precedent established in 1999.
法官遵循了1999年确立的先例。
without precedent
介词短语，作表语或后置定语。
Connections
Collocations
- set a precedent
- 开创先例
- This ruling could set a dangerous precedent for future cases.这项裁决可能为未来的案件开创一个危险的先例。
- follow a precedent
- 遵循先例
- The judge decided to follow the precedent established in 1998.法官决定遵循1998年确立的先例。
- create a precedent
- 创造先例
- The new law creates a precedent for similar regulations in other states.新法律为其他州的类似法规创造了先例。
- establish a precedent
- 确立先例
- The Supreme Court established a precedent that still stands today.最高法院确立了一个至今仍然有效的先例。
- break with precedent
- 打破先例
- The company broke with precedent by offering free shares to employees.该公司打破先例，向员工免费提供股票。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
pre（前）+ ced（走）+ ent（…的）→ 之前走过的路 → 先例
Context & Register
该词多用于正式或法律语境（如法庭判决、法律文件），也可用于日常讨论历史或决策的参考。注册偏正式，但在日常中也比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words fully rhymes with 'precedent' due to differences in the stressed vowel or the following consonant. They share the '-dent' spelling, but pronunciations differ.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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