| 单词 | antecedent |
| 释义 | antecedent (æntɪsiːdənt ) Word forms: antecedents 1. countable noun An antecedent of something happened or existed before it and was similar to it in some way. [formal] We shall first look briefly at the historical antecedents of this theory. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] An antecedent thing or event happened or existed before another related thing or event. [formal] It was permissible to take account of antecedent legislation. Synonyms: preceding, earlier, former, previous 3. countable noun [usually plural] Your antecedents are your ancestors. [formal] ...a Frenchman with Irish antecedents. |
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