antecedent

美 [ˌæntɪˈsiːdnt]英 [ˌæntɪˈsiːdnt]
  • adj.先前的;在先的
  • n.先行词;祖先;先行语;前情;先人;前事

复数: antecedents

antecedentantecedent

noun

1

前事;前情
a thing or an event that exists or comes before another, and may have influenced it

2

祖先;先人
the people in sb's family who lived a long time ago

3

先行词;先行语
a word or phrase to which the following word, especially a pronoun, refers

In ‘He grabbed the ball and threw it in the air’, ‘ball’ is the antecedent of ‘it’.

在He grabbed the ball and threw it in the air一句中,ball是it的先行词。

adj.

formal先前的
previous

antecedent events

先前的事件

antecedent

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 前事;先例;前身
    An antecedent of something happened or existed before it and was similar to it in some way.

    We shall first look briefly at the historical antecedents of this theory.

    我们首先应大致看一下该理论在历史上的前身。

  • 2
    ADJ 先前的;早先的
    An antecedent thing or event happened or existed before another related thing or event.

    It was permissible to take account of antecedent legislation.

    允许考虑先前的法律。

  • 3
    N-COUNT 祖先;先人;祖宗
    Your antecedents are your ancestors.

    ...a Frenchman with Irish antecedents.

    祖先为爱尔兰人的法国人

noun

1
the referent of an anaphor;a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
2
a preceding occurrence or cause or event
3
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
Synonym: ancestor ascendant ascendent root
4
anything that precedes something similar in time
phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience
Synonym: forerunner

adj

1
preceding in time or order

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  1. It was permissible to take account of antecedent legislation .

    允许考虑先前的法律。

  2. Some patients state that lesions develop at the site of antecedent trauma .

    一些患者指出,病灶出现在先前的创伤部位。

  3. We shall first look briefly at the historical antecedents of this theory .

    我们首先应大致看一下该理论在历史上的前身。

  4. There was a mystery hanging over her antecedents .

    她的身世中有一个神秘之处。

  5. Report Handling and Analysis for Management Information System of Locomotive Technique Antecedents

    机车技术履历管理信息系统的报表处理与分析

  6. Effect of Antecedent Soil Water Content on the Uncertainty of Hydrological Simulation

    前期土壤含水量对水文模拟不确定性影响分析

  7. A Study on Antecedents and Performance Consequence of Export Market Orientation

    出口市场导向的前因变量与绩效结果研究

  8. Effect of Antecedent Moisture Content on Soil Structure Compacted by Machinery

    前期含水量对机械压实土壤结构特征的影响

  9. An Empirical Analysis on the Antecedents of Internet Customer Behavior

    网络消费者行为影响因素分析及实证研究

  10. The Antecedent of Employee Commitment Review Based on Enterprise Morality Strength Theory

    基于企业道德实力理论的员工忠诚度影响因素研究

  11. Effect of Antecedent Dry Period on Water Quality of Urban Storm Runoff Pollution

    前期晴天时间对城市降雨径流污染水质的影响

  12. It is important to know a little at least about the antecedents of people .

    重要的是对人们的门第身世至少应略知一二。

  13. Antecedents and Consequences of Strategic Change : A Research Review and Comment

    国外战略变革前因后果实证研究述评

  14. Structure , Method and Antecedents of Career Exploration

    职业生涯探索的结构、方法及影响因素

  15. An International Comparison on Inflation Antecedent Indicators and Forecasting Methods

    通货膨胀先行指标和预测方法的国际比较

  16. And the author provides details on the characteristics of antecedent action in the paper .

    并具体阐述了先行行为的特征。

  17. His mechanical calculating engines were the antecedents of the modern computer .

    他的机械计算机是现代电子计算机的雏形。

  18. Study on the reform for antecedent fund raising and its management of hydropower projects

    改革水电前期工作经费筹措及管理办法的研究

  19. Antecedents and Consequences of Shared Mental Model in Work Teams

    团队共享心智模型的影响因素与效果

  20. Development of Young Children 's Antecedent Counterfactual Reasoning and Its Influencing Factors

    幼儿前提反事实推理的发展特点和影响因素

  21. Physical processes flow inevitably from their antecedent conditions .

    物理过程的出现必然有其前提。

  22. The antecedent reference represents the domain the user account exists in .

    antecedent参考代表用户账户所在的域。

  23. Person , as rational being , is the antecedent of moral low .

    人作为理性存在者是道德律的根据。

  24. No one knew the antecedents and consequences of the competition between the two companies .

    谁也不知道那两个公司竞争的前因后果。

  25. Study the antecedents and mentality effect participating in physical training have very important significance to people .

    对人们研究参与体育锻炼的前因和心理效应有着非常重要的意义。

  26. Used in front of the antecedent of a relative clause

    用於关系从句的先行词前

  27. The methodology employed here combines international law , international relation theory and historical antecedents .

    文章在论述过程中使用了国际法、国际关系理论及历史实证研究方法。

  28. The model consists of antecedent variables , measured variables and consequence effect variable .

    该模型由地方感前因影响变量、地方感测量变量及地方感后果效应变量三部分构成。

  29. The Construct and Antecedents of Organizational Cohesiveness : A Case Study and the Theory Development

    组织凝聚力结构与影响因素:案例研究及理论建构

  30. Part five : The extension of Antecedent Actions .

    第五部分:先行行为的范围。