antecedent
[,ænti'si:dənt]
n. 前情；先行词；祖先
adj. 先行的；前驱的；先前的
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参考例子
1.Events antecedent to the war failed to serve as a warning of the threat.
先于战争的一些事件未能警告人们有关战争的威胁。
2.There was no evidence for a strong association between moderate alcohol consumption and HF without antecedent coronary artery disease.
没有明证据表明适量饮酒与无冠心病病史的心衰之间具有很强的关联。
3.Demography as antecedent variables, including sex, age, marriage status, working tenure, people in a department, education and position, has significant impact on satisfaction factors.
性别、年龄、婚姻状态、工作年限、部门人数，学历、职位等人口变量对满意度有显著影响。
英文解释
n.
1.someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
2.a preceding occurrence or cause or event
3.anything that precedes something similar in time
4.the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun
adj.
1.preceding in time or order
网络释义
antecedent
前提; 前质，祖先; 先成的; 前驱征;
antecedent drainage
先成水系; 释义：先成水系;
antecedent date
以往时期;
antecedent platform
先成平台;
antecedent rainfall
前期影响雨量; 前期降雨;