precursor
英 [pr?'k??s?]
美[pri'k?s?]
- n. 先驅，前導
GRETOEFL低頻詞擴展詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?precursors;
中文詞源
precursor 先驅，先鋒
pre-,在前，-curs,跑，詞源同course,cursor.
英文詞源
- precursor
- precursor: see course
- precursor (n.)
- early 15c., from Middle French precurseur and directly from Latin praecursor "forerunner," agent noun from past participle stem of praecurrere, from prae "before" (see pre-) + currere "to run" (see current (adj.)). Related: Precursory.
雙語例句
- 1. Error is often the precursor of what is correct.
- 錯誤常常是正確的先導.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 2. Real tennis, an ancient precursor of the modern game, originated in the eleventh century.
- 室內網球，現代網球運動的古老前身，起源于11世紀。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Error is often the precursor of what is correct, but conceit is the prelude to a fall.
- 錯誤往往是正確的先導, 驕傲是跌跤的前奏.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. He said that the deal should not be seen as a precursor to a merger.
- 他說該筆交易不應該被看作是合并的前兆。
來自辭典例句
- 5. In the past this had been the precursor to strong decisions.
- 要是在過去,這就是要采取強力行動的預兆.
來自辭典例句