| 词汇 | antecedent |
| 释义 | nounadjectiveante·ce·dentBrE /ˌæntɪˈsiːdnt/ NAmE /ˌæntɪˈsiːdnt/ noun [C ](formal ) a thing or an event that exists or comes before another , and may have influenced it 前事；前情antecedents [pl. ](formal ) the people in sb's family who lived a long time ago 祖先；先人SYN ancestor, forebear[C ](grammar语法) a word or phrase to which the following word , especially a pronoun , refers 先行词；先行语◆ In 'He grabbed the ball and threw it in the air' , 'ball' is the antecedent of 'it' . 在 He grabbed the ball and threw it in the air 一句中，ball 是 it 的先行词。ante·ce·dentBrE /ˌæntɪˈsiːdnt/ NAmE /ˌæntɪˈsiːdnt/ adjective (formal ) previous 先前的◆ antecedent events 先前的事件 |
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