predate

大学

vt. 倒填...的日期, 把...的日期填早, 在日期上早于, 在日期上先于 [经] 提前日期

发音

US /pɹəˈdeɪt/
CA /ˈpɹiːˌdeɪt/
其它 /ˈpɹiːˌdeɪt/
UK /pɹɪˈdeɪt/

词形变化

predates 复数 predates predates 三单 predating 现在分词 predated 过去式 predated 过去分词

别名

pre-date

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue.

v.
  1. 1.

    To designate a date earlier than the actual one; to move a date, appointment, event, or period of time to an earlier point (contrast "postdate".)

  2. 2.

    To exist or to occur before something else; to antedate.

    及物

    The Chinese use of Pascal's Triangle predates its discovery by Blaise Pascal.

  3. 1.

    To prey upon something.

    及物/不及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 8

prey raven forego forgo precede antedate antecede foredate

反义词 1

postdate

上位词 6

lie forage precede chronologise chronologize come before

词源

From pre- + date.

来源：wiktionary