a thing or event that existed before or logically precedes another
前事,前身
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some antecedents to the African novel might exist in Africa's oral traditions .某些非洲小说的前身也许存在于非洲口头传说中。
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祖先;社会与家庭背景
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her early life and antecedents have been traced .已经查到了她的早期生活和家庭与社会背景。
【语法】 先行词(或短语、从句)。
【逻】 前件。
preceding in time or order; previous or pre-existing
先时的;先前的
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the antecedent events that prompt you to break a diet .促使你中断节食的先前事件。
denoting or counting as a grammatical antecedent
(语法)先行的。
"late Middle English: from Old French or from Latin