forerunner
英 ['f??r?n?]
美['f?r'r?n?]
- n. 先驱；先驱者；预兆
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词态变化
复数:?forerunners;
英文词源
- forerunner (n.)
- c. 1300, from fore- + runner. Middle English literal rendition of Latin praecursor, used in reference to John the Baptist as the forerunner of Christ. Old English had foreboda and forerynel.
双语例句
- 1. She is a forerunner of the modern women's movement.
- 她是现代妇女运动的先驱.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. Anglo - Saxon is the forerunner of modern English.
- 盎 格鲁撒 克逊语是现代英语的先驱.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Dr. Sun Yat - sen was the forerunner of Chinese revolution.
- 孙中山 先生是中国革命的先行者.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Each pretends to be the counterpart of the forerunner.
- 每一个都自命是和前面一个相匹敌的.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Penicillin was the forerunner of modern antibiotics.
- 青霉素是现代抗生素的先导.
来自辞典例句