forerunner
英 ['f??r?n?]
美['f?r'r?n?]
- n. 先驅(qū)；先驅(qū)者；預(yù)兆
GRE低頻詞暢通詞匯CET6TEM8IELTSTOEFL
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?forerunners;
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. She is a forerunner of the modern women's movement.
- 她是現(xiàn)代婦女運動的先驅(qū).
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 2. Anglo - Saxon is the forerunner of modern English.
- 盎 格魯撒 克遜語是現(xiàn)代英語的先驅(qū).
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Dr. Sun Yat - sen was the forerunner of Chinese revolution.
- 孫中山 先生是中國革命的先行者.
來自辭典例句
- 4. Each pretends to be the counterpart of the forerunner.
- 每一個都自命是和前面一個相匹敵的.
來自辭典例句
- 5. Penicillin was the forerunner of modern antibiotics.
- 青霉素是現(xiàn)代抗生素的先導.
來自辭典例句