precursor

precursor

英 [prɪ'kɜːsə]
　　美 [pri'kɝsɚ]

n. 先驅，前導

中文詞源：

precursor 先驅，先鋒

pre-,在前，-curs,跑，詞源同course,cursor.

例句：

1. Error is often the precursor of what is correct.
錯誤常常是正確的先導.

2. Real tennis, an ancient precursor of the modern game, originated in the eleventh century.
室內網球，現代網球運動的古老前身，起源於11世紀。

3. Error is often the precursor of what is correct, but conceit is the prelude to a fall.
錯誤往往是正確的先導, 驕傲是跌跤的前奏.

4. He said that the deal should not be seen as a precursor to a merger.
他說該筆交易不應該被看作是合並的前兆。

5. In the past this had been the precursor to strong decisions.
要是在過去,這就是要采取強力行動的預兆.