precurse

为...的前驱, 在...之前

发音

US /pɹɪˈkɜɹs/
其它

词形变化

precurses 复数 precursed precurses 三单 precurses precursing precursing 现在分词 precursed 过去式 precursed 过去分词

别名

precourse

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A prediction, a prognostication.

    古体

    And even the like precurse of fierce events, As harbingers preceding still the fates And prologue to the omen coming on, Have heaven and earth together demonstrated Unto our climatures and countrymen. (Shakespeare)

v.
  1. 1.

    To forerun or precede.

    及物

词源

English pre- + curse, from Latin praecursum (supine of praecurrō [“run before”]).

来源:wiktionary