precursor (pǔlìkèrsè)

noun
/ˈpriːˌkɜrsər/
前身 (qianshen)

含义

Something or someone that comes before another and indicates the approach of something else.
含义翻译
在另一个之前到达的事物或人,表示其他事物的到来。
Zai ling yige zhiqian daoda de shiwul huo ren, biaoshi qita shiwul de daolai.

例句

The steam engine was a precursor to modern trains.

蒸汽机是现代火车的前身。
Zhengqiji shi xiandai huoche de qianshen.

同义词

forerunner, predecessor, harbinger, pioneer, antecedent

反义词

successor, follower, outcome

搭配词

precursor to, precursor of, important precursor

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