preceding
英 [prɪ'si:dɪŋ] 美 [prɪˈsidɪŋ]

adj.

（时间或地点上）在先的，在前的，前面的；前述的；上述的；

v.

在…之前发生（或出现）；走在…前面；先于；“precede”的现在分词

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. [A](时间或地点上)在先的,在前的,前面的 coming just before in time or place

英英释义

preceding[ pri'si:diŋ, 'pri:- ]

• adj.
  • existing or coming before
  • preceding in time or order

    同义词：antecedent

  • of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office

    同义词：past(a)retiring(a)

同近义词辨析

previous, preceding, former, foregoing, prior

这组词都有“在前的”的意思，其区别是：

previous指时间上、顺序上较早的，或指正在谈论的某事的前一个。

preceding特指时间和地位上紧接在前。

former系latter的反义词，比prior更着重对比。

foregoing指前所述的，是following的反义词。

prior与previous同义，常可换用，但prior有时强调更大的重要性，对比意味强。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. This point has been dealt with in the preceding paragraph.
   这一点在前面一段里已经交代过了。
2. In the years immediately preceding the outbreak of war in1939, Hitler succeeded in annexing various parts of Europe to Germany without firing a shot.
   在1939年大战爆发的前几年，希特勒没开一抢而成功地把欧洲许多地区并吞为德国领土。
3. He had been in Cuba the preceding summer.
   去年夏天他曾在古巴。

权威例句

Remarks on the preceding Paper
At least six nucleotides preceding the AUG initiator codon enhance translation in mammalian cells.
Histopathological changes preceding spontaneous rupture of a tendon. A controlled study of 891 patients.
Requirement for PCNA in DNA Mismatch Repair at a Step Preceding DNA Resynthesis
Blebbing, free Ca2+ and mitochondrial membrane potential preceding cell death in hepatocytes
Kozak, M. At least six nucleotides preceding the AUG initiator codon enhance translation in mammalian cells. J. Mol. Biol. 196, 947-...
Fluid reactive anomalous transport with random waiting time depending on the preceding jump length
Severe pneumococcal pneumonia in previously healthy children: the role of preceding influenza infection.
Neuronal activities in the primate motor fields of the agranular frontal cortex preceding visually triggered and self-paced movement.
Time course of detection of viral and serologic markers preceding human immunodeficiency virus type 1 seroconversion: implications f...