late 14c. (n. and adj.), from Old French antecedent (14c.) or directly from Latin antecedentem (nominative antecedens), present participle of antecedere "go before, precede," from ante- "before" (see ante) + cedere "to yield" (see cede). Used as a noun in Latin philosophical writings.
雙語例句
1. It was permissible to take account of antecedent legislation.
允許考慮先前的法律。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Those were events antecedent to the revolution.
這些都是革命前的事了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. That was antecedent to this event.
那是在這件事之前.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
4. Physical processes flow inevitably from their antecedent conditions.
物理過程的出現(xiàn)必然有其前提.
來自哲學(xué)部分
5. The word " man " is the antecedent of " who " in " the man who spoke ".