antecedents
- n. 经历;祖先;先行词;前身(antecedent的复数形式)
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. No one knew the antecedents of the mysterious stranger.
- 谁也不知道那个神秘陌生人的身世.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. There was a mystery hanging over her antecedents.
- 她的身世中有一个神秘之处.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. 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.
来自名作英译部分