antecedent background

antecedent

/ˌantɪˈsiːdənt/

Illustration antecedent - Image 1

noun

前因，先例，先决条件

Any thing that precedes another thing, especially the cause of the second thing.

Examples :

"The heavy rain was the antecedent to the flooding in the streets. "

那场大雨是街道被淹的前因。

past time history grammar linguistics language

Illustration antecedent - Image 1

noun

祖先，先辈

Examples :

""My great-grandmother is an antecedent of mine." "

我的曾祖母是我的祖先。

family history person

Illustration antecedent - Image 1

noun

先行词

(grammar) A word, phrase or clause referred to by a pronoun.

Examples :

"In the sentence "The dog wagged its tail," the antecedent of "its" is "dog." "

在“狗摇着它的尾巴”这个句子中，“its”的先行词是“狗”。

grammar language linguistics word

Illustration antecedent - Image 1

noun

前件，前提。

The conditional part of a hypothetical proposition, i.e. p \rightarrow q, where p is the antecedent, and q is the consequent.

Examples :

"In the statement, "If it rains, then the game will be canceled," the rain is the antecedent, which causes the cancellation. "

在“如果下雨，比赛就会取消”这句话中，“下雨”是前件，也就是导致比赛取消的前提条件。

logic philosophy language grammar

Illustration antecedent - Image 1

noun

前件，先行词

The first of two subsets of a sequent, consisting of all the sequent's formulae which are valuated as true.

Examples :

"In the math problem, the antecedent, the "if" part of the statement, must be true for the conclusion to be valid. "

在那个数学题中，前件，也就是命题中“如果”的部分，必须为真，结论才成立。

logic math philosophy

Illustration antecedent - Image 1

noun

比的前项

The first term of a ratio, i.e. the term a in the ratio a:b, the other being the consequent.

Examples :

"In the ratio of students to teachers, 20:1, the number of students, 20, is the antecedent. "

在学生和老师的比例 20:1 中，学生的人数，也就是 20，是这个比例的前项。

Illustration antecedent - Image 1

noun

先例， предшественники.

(chiefly in the plural) Previous principles, conduct, history, etc.

Examples :

"The company reviewed the antecedents of the project - its past successes and failures - before deciding how to proceed with the new phase. "

在决定如何推进新阶段之前，公司回顾了该项目的过往情况——包括过去的成功和失败。

Illustration antecedent - Image 1

adjective

先前的，在前的

Earlier, either in time or in order.

Examples :

"an antecedent cause"

先前的起因

time language grammar history

Illustration antecedent - Image 1

adjective

假定的，先前的。

Examples :

"an antecedent improbability"

一个假定的不可能事件

grammar language