antecedent
US /ˌæntɪˈsidn:t/
・UK /ˌæntɪˈsi:dnt/
C1 高級
adj.形容詞前件；先例
The new president changed the policy that had been used for many years by antecedent presidents
影片字幕
邁可桑德爾：正義--何謂至當的行動 EP08 -- 公平的起點是什麼？ (Michael Sandel：Justice What's The Right Thing To Do Episode 08 WHATS A FAIR START)
- That's an antecedent standard, moral dessert.
是說他們是長子嗎？
- That's an antecedent standard. Moral desert.
這是一個先行的標準。道德應得。
反身代名詞如何獲得意義？語法影片 #4 (How do reflexive pronouns get their meaning? Syntax Video #4)
- Ingrid, in the sentence, is the antecedent of herself.
在這個句子中，Ingrid 是 herself 的先行詞。
- And this is where our closest preceding antecedent comes in: herself has to refer to the mother.
這就是我們的最近先行詞出現的地方：herself 必須指稱母親。
蘇珊·凱爾：為初代 Mac 設計圖示與圖形！ (Susan Kare: Designing Icons & Graphics For the Original Mac)
- It obviously had a hieroglyphic antecedent, and I hid some hieroglyphic-type symbols in there.
它顯然有象形文字的前身，所以我把一些象形文字風格的符號藏在裡面。
