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前事；先例；前身

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ADJ

先前的；早先的

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N-COUNT

祖先;先人;祖宗

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n.

發(fā)生在前的事, 先例, 前事, 前情

adj.

先前的, 在前的, 在先的, 先行的

Noun

1. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

2. a preceding occurrence or cause or event

3. anything that precedes something similar in time;

4. the referent of an anaphor; a phrase or clause that is referred to by an anaphoric pronoun

Adjective

1. preceding in time or order