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antecedents

英[æn'tɪsi:dnts] 美[æn'tɪsidnts]

n. 经历( antecedent的名词复数 )，<数>（比例）前项，<逻>前件，祖先；

例句

But its political antecedents are Scandinavian. Its citizens call themselves Manxmen. 其祖先政治上归属斯堪的那维亚,其人民自称马恩克斯人.
No one knew the antecedents of the mysterious stranger. 谁也不知道那个神秘陌生人的身世.
His mechanical calculating engines were the antecedents of the modern computer. 他的机械计算机是现代电子计算机的雏形.
...a Frenchman with Irish antecedents. 祖先为爱尔兰人的法国人
We shall first look briefly at the historical antecedents of this theory. 我们首先应大致看一下该理论在历史上的前身。

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N-COUNT

前事；先例；前身

An antecedent of something happened or existed before it and was similar to it in some way.
例句
We shall first look briefly at the historical antecedents of this theory. 我们首先应大致看一下该理论在历史上的前身。
ADJ

先前的；早先的

An antecedent thing or event happened or existed before another related thing or event.
例句
It was permissible to take account of antecedent legislation. 允许考虑先前的法律。
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祖先;先人;祖宗

Your antecedents are your ancestors.
例句
...a Frenchman with Irish antecedents. 祖先为爱尔兰人的法国人