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源自拉丁语 'antecedens',意为“走在前面的”,由 'ante'(前)和 'cedere'(走)组成。
❶ 指某人或某事物的前身或祖先,通常用于描述家族历史或个人背景。
“She researched her antecedents to learn more about her family history.”
(她研究了她的祖先,以了解更多关于她的家族历史。)
“The antecedents of this tradition can be traced back to ancient times.”
(这一传统的前身可以追溯到古代。)
❶ 在语言学中,指代词所指代的前文提到的名词或短语。
“In the sentence 'John lost his book', 'John' is the antecedent of 'his'.”
(在句子“约翰丢了他的书”中,“约翰”是“他的”的先行词。)
“The pronoun must agree with its antecedent in number and gender.”
(代词必须在数和性上与它的先行词一致。)
antecedents of — 用于描述某事物的起源或前身,通常用于学术或正式语境。
“The antecedents of this theory can be found in 19th-century philosophy.”
(这一理论的前身可以在19世纪的哲学中找到。)