antecedent
antecedent
- 读音： /ˌæn.tɪˈsiː.dənt/
- 词性： n (名词)
- 词意： 前身；先行词；前事
例句
- The steam engine was an antecedent of the modern internal combustion engine.
- In grammar, a pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number and gender.
- The legal principle has its antecedents in Roman law.
- To understand the current conflict, one must examine its historical antecedents.
- The species is considered the antecedent of several modern bird families.