an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances
先例,前例
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there are substantial precedents for using interactive media in training 利用交互式媒体进行培训已有很多先例
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[mass noun]
breaking with all precedent .打破一切先例。
【律】 判例
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we hope to set a legal precedent to protect hundreds of miles of green lanes .我们希望开创一个保护几百英里绿色通道的判例。
preceding in time, order, or importance
在前的,在先的,前面的
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a precedent case .一个先例。
" late Middle English: from Old French, literally ‘preceding’. "