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antecedents

/ˌæntɪˈsiːdənts/ /ˌænsɪˈsiːdənts/

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noun

前因，起因，先例

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

Examples :

"Her chronic headaches had clear antecedents in the stress of her demanding job and lack of sleep. "

她的长期头痛有着明显的前因，那就是她高压力的工作和缺乏睡眠。

past time history event

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noun

祖先, 先辈.

Examples :

"The historian traced the family's wealth back to its wealthy merchant antecedents. "

历史学家将这个家族的财富追溯到他们富有的商人祖先。

family history person

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noun

先行词

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

Examples :

"In the sentence "Maria said she was tired," the antecedents of the pronoun "she" are "Maria." "

在“玛丽亚说她累了”这句话中，代词“她”的先行词是“玛丽亚”。

grammar language linguistics

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noun

前件, 先行项.

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 (p), then the ground gets wet (q)," the rain (p) is the antecedent, because it's the condition that comes before the consequence. "

在“如果下雨（p），那么地面就会湿（q）”这个陈述中，下雨（p）是前件，因为它是在结果之前发生的条件。

logic language philosophy math linguistics

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noun

前提，先决条件

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

Examples :

"Sentence: "In the logic problem, Maria focused on the antecedents, the initial set of statements considered true, to determine the validity of the final conclusion." "

在那个逻辑问题中，玛丽亚专注于前提，也就是被认为是真的最初的陈述集合，以此来判断最终结论的有效性。

logic math language computing

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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，是这个比的前项。

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noun

先例，前情，背景。

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

Examples :

"The detective carefully reviewed the company's antecedents, looking for any past financial problems or legal issues that might explain the current fraud case. "

侦探仔细审查了这家公司的过往历史和背景情况，寻找任何以往的财务问题或法律纠纷，以便解释当前的诈骗案。