Forerunner
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[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- n. 预兆, 前兆; 先驱
- [英] n. 预兆, 前兆 ( prognostic) ; 先驱 ( herald)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
noun
- Date: 13th century
- 1. one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: as
- a. a premonitory sign or symptom
- b. a skier who runs the course before the start of a race
- 2. predecessor, ancestor
- Synonyms:
- forerunner, precursor, harbinger, herald mean one that goes before or announces the coming of another. forerunner is applicable to anything that serves as a sign or presage <the blockade was the forerunner of war>. precursor applies to a person or thing paving the way for the success or accomplishment of another<18th century poets like Burns were precursors of the Romantics>. harbinger and herald both apply, chiefly figuratively, to one that proclaims or announces the coming or arrival of a notable event<their early victory was the harbinger of a winning season><the herald of a new age in medicine>.