Antecedent



GRE

解释

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• n. 前事, 前情
• ［英］ n. 前事, 前情 ( thing that comes before another)
• ［记］ ante ( 前面, 先) +ced ( 走) +ent -> 走在前面的 ( 事) -> 前事

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin antecedent-, antecedens, from Latin, what precedes, from neuter of antecedent-, antecedens, present participle of antecedere to go before, from ante- + cedere to go
• Date: 14th century
• 1. a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun (as John in “Mary saw John and called to him”); broadly a word or phrase replaced by a substitute
• 2. the conditional element in a proposition (as if A in “if A, then B”)
• 3. the first term of a mathematical ratio
• 4.
  • a. a preceding event, condition, or cause
  • b. plural the significant events, conditions, and traits of one's earlier life
• 5.
  • a. predecessor; especially a model or stimulus for later developments
  • b. plural ancestors, parents

II. adjective

• Date: 14th century
• prior
• Synonyms: see preceding
• • antecedently adverb

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