adj. 1.先行的，先前的。 2.【逻辑学】假定的，前提的。 3.【地质学；地理学】先成的。 n. 1.先例，前例。 2.〔pl.〕经历，履历，学历。 3.〔pl.〕祖先。 4.【语法】先行词。 5.【逻辑学】前提，前件。 6.【数学】(比例的)前项〔如 a∶b 中的 a〕。 短语和例子 inquire into sb.' s antecedents 调查某人履历。 a man of shady antecedents 来历可疑的人。 antecedents and consequences of the war 战争的前因和后果。 of English antecedents 祖籍英国。 adv. -ly 在前，在先。
the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
a preceding occurrence or cause or event
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) 同义词：ancestor, ascendant, ascendent, root,
anything that precedes something similar in time; "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience" 同义词：forerunner,
preceding in time or order
An antecedent is a preceding event, condition, cause, phrase, or word.
例句与用法
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This strategy also has ancient antecedents . 这种办法也是古已有之。
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There was a mystery hanging over her antecedents . 她的身世中有一个神秘之处。
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It is worthy of yourselves, worthy of the antecedents of the gun club; and it cannot fail to make some noise in the world . 它无愧于你们，无愧于大炮俱乐部的祖先，可以肯定，它将要轰动全世界。
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About 15 to 20 percent of patients who require treatment for perforation or bleeding will not have an antecedent history of ulcer pain . 为出血或穿孔而需治疗的病人中，约1520以往无溃疡疼痛的病史。
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Factors affecting the accessibility of antecedents 影响先行语可及性的因素
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Something out mind always has antecedent 意想不到的事情总是有其前因的。
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An important antecedent of lom . check out this ，它是lom的一个重要先驱。
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Did you notice any sign antecedent to the accident 这事故之前，你注意到什么迹象了吗？
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This strategy also has ancient antecedents 这个策略早在远古就有先例。
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No one knew the antecedents of the mysterious stranger 谁也不知道那个神秘陌生人的身世。
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