preceding + noun
preceding 作定语,修饰名词。
Please refer to the preceding diagram.
请参考前面的图表。
在前的;前面的
在时间、地点、等级或顺序上出现在某物之前或前面的。;前面的;[法] 在前的;在先的
coming before something else in time or order
在时间、地点、等级或顺序上出现在某物之前或前面的。
Occurring before or in front of something else, in time, place, rank or sequence.
Please read the preceding chapter before starting this one.
在开始这一章之前,请先读前面那一章。
用法提示:preceding 作前置定语,修饰 chapter,表示时间或顺序上在前的。
The preceding paragraph explains the main cause of the problem.
前面那段解释了问题的主要原因。
用法提示:preceding 作形容词,放在名词 paragraph 前,表示“前面的”。
Compared with the preceding year, sales increased by ten percent.
与前一年相比,销售额增长了百分之十。
用法提示:preceding 修饰 year,指时间上较早的那一年。
preceding 作定语,修饰名词。
Please refer to the preceding diagram.
请参考前面的图表。
常与定冠词 the 连用,表示特指。
The preceding chapter discusses this concept in detail.
前一章详细讨论了这一概念。
用于时间表述,表示‘在之前的……中’。
In the preceding year, sales increased by 20%.
在前一年,销售额增长了20%。
grammar · medium
易错句子He preceding the CEO in the meeting.
正确表达He is preceding the CEO in the meeting.
汉语中没有系动词的形态变化,学习者容易遗漏be动词。'preceding'是现在分词,必须与be动词一起构成进行时态。
grammar · medium
易错句子Please refer to the preceding chapter for details.
正确表达Please refer to the following chapter for details.
学习者混淆了'preceding'(前面的)和'following'(后面的),误将'preceding'用于指代后续内容。
previous强调时间上更早,而preceding强调顺序上紧接在前
prior常指时间或重要性上在先,而preceding仅指顺序在前
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