forerunner
- 英式英标[\'fɔr\'rʌnɚ]
- 美式音标[\'fɔːrʌnə]
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.
实用例句
- 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.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Penicillin was the forerunner of modern antibiotics.
- 青霉素是现代抗生素的先导.
来自辞典例句