用作形容詞
(adj.)
This point has been dealt with in theprecedingparagraph. 這一點在前面一段里已經交代過了。
In the years immediatelyprecedingthe outbreak of war in1939, Hitler succeeded in annexing various parts of Europe to Germany without firing a shot. 在1939年大戰爆發的前幾年，希特勒沒開一搶而成功地把歐洲許多地區併吞為德國領土。
He had been in Cuba the preceding summer. 去年夏天他曾在古巴。
The plots of this novel in theprecedingchapters are so complicated that I couldn't follow them. 這本小說前幾章的情節如此複雜,以至於我都看不懂。
1.This point has been dealt with in theprecedingparagraph. 這一點在前面一段里已經交代過了。
2.In the years immediatelyprecedingthe outbreak of war in1939, Hitler succeeded in annexing various parts of Europe to Germany without firing a shot. 在1939年大戰爆發的前幾年，希特勒沒開一搶而成功地把歐洲許多地區併吞為德國領土。
3.He had been in Cuba the preceding summer. 去年夏天他曾在古巴。
4.The plots of this novel in theprecedingchapters are so complicated that I couldn't follow them. 這本小說前幾章的情節如此複雜,以至於我都看不懂。
辭彙搭配
•precede在 ... 之前
•preceding crop前作
•preceding puck into attacking zone先於球進入攻區...
•preceding depression先行蕭條
•preceding endorser前背書人
•preceding fiscal year上一財政年度...
•preceding stage前級
•loss portfolio of the preceding year上年度未決賠款責任...
•preceding office前面的局
•preceding circuit在前面的電路...
•preceding switching前級轉換
•preceding channel前列電路
•preceding switch前位,第一位...
詞義辨析
previous foregoing preceding prior former
這些形容詞均可表示“在前的”之意。
previous:previous指時間上、順序上較早的，或指正在談論的某事的前一個。
foregoing:foregoing指前所述的，是following的反義詞。
preceding:preceding特指時間和地位上緊接在前。
prior:prior與previous同義，常可換用，但prior有時強調更大的重要性，對比意味強。
former:former系latter的反義詞，比prior更著重對比。
經典引文
•Mr. George had helped with the team the preceding spring.
•出自：C. Mathewson
•The rejection of neutrality in the preceding chapter.
•出自：J. Raz
•Designers..borrow from the styles of preceding generations.
•出自：New Yorker
反義詞
【反義詞】
•following
