英语单词

forerunner是什么意思

forerunner

英 ['fɔːrʌnə] 美 ['fɔr'rʌnɚ]
  • n. 先驱;先驱者;预兆

英文词源


forerunner (n.)
c. 1300, from fore- + runner. Middle English literal rendition of Latin praecursor, used in reference to John the Baptist as the forerunner of Christ. Old English had foreboda and forerynel.

双语例句


1. She is a forerunner of the modern women's movement.
她是现代妇女运动的先驱.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. Anglo - Saxon is the forerunner of modern English.
盎 格鲁撒 克逊语是现代英语的先驱.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. Dr. Sun Yat - sen was the forerunner of Chinese revolution.
孙中山 先生是中国革命的先行者.

来自辞典例句

4. Each pretends to be the counterpart of the forerunner.
每一个都自命是和前面一个相匹敌的.

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5. Penicillin was the forerunner of modern antibiotics.
青霉素是现代抗生素的先导.

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