| 单词 | precedence |
| 释义 | precedence (once / 1769 pages) n Notice the verb "precede" in the noun precedence, and you'll be able to remember that precedence is the act of preceding, of coming before — either in time or in rank. When you're stranded without food or water, the search for water should definitely take precedence over the search for food, since you'll die of dehydration long before you starve. When deciding where to seat people, restaurant owners give precedence to the famous and rich: making them happy will be good for business. Which things take precedence over others depends on what you think is more important. "Age before beauty," I always say. WORD FAMILYprecedence: precedences, precedential+/precede: preceded, precedency, precedent, precedes, preceding, precession/precedency: precedencies/precedent: precedence, precedently, precedents/precession: precessions USAGE EXAMPLESAnd there happens to be plenty of precedence for quarterbacks who didn’t put up gaudy touchdown numbers leading their teams to the Super Bowl, too. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) “This is mostly based on historical precedence,” Lovely said. Washington Post(Dec 14, 2016) “Anyone in this country could see that the mulattos were given precedence everywhere,” Dr. Delle said. New York Times(Nov 26, 2016) 1n status established in order of importance or urgency ...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals Syn|Hypo|Hyper precedency, priority back burner reduced priority front burnertop priority high status a position of superior status 2n preceding in time Syn|Ant|Hyper antecedence, antecedency, anteriority, precedency, priority posteriority, subsequence, subsequentness following in time earliness quality of coming early or earlier in time 3n the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony) Syn|Hyper precedency, precession activity any specific behavior |
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