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源自中古英语 'forerenner',由 'fore-'(前)和 'runner'(奔跑者)组成,字面意思是'在前面跑的人'。
❶ 指在某个领域或事件中先行出现的人或事物,通常为后来者铺路或预示未来发展趋势。
“The early computers were the forerunners of today's advanced technology.”
(早期的计算机是当今先进技术的前身。)
“These ancient tools are considered the forerunners of modern machinery.”
(这些古老工具被认为是现代机械的先驱。)
forerunners of — 用于描述某事物或人是另一事物或人的先驱或前身。
“These early experiments were the forerunners of modern genetic research.”
(这些早期实验是现代基因研究的先驱。)