中文翻译与英英解释

n.
1.先驱者；(提前赶到的)通报者。
2.前兆。
3.祖先。

something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
同义词：harbinger, predecessor, herald, precursor,

a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
同义词：precursor,

anything that precedes something similar in time; "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"
同义词：antecedent,

例句与用法

He was the forerunner of the resistance .
他是这个反抗运动的先驱者。

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。

These faculae frequently are the forerunners of sunspot formation .
这些光斑常常是形成太阳黑子的先兆。

For the french, such insights established poe as one of the great forerunners of modern literature .
在法国人心目中，坡的这类真知灼见使坡成为现代文学伟大的先驱者之一。

The introduction of precious metals to pay for goods can be considered the forerunner of the foreign exchange market .
用贵金属来偿付货款，这可以称之为外汇市场的先驱形式。

These academies were the forerunners of the more famous ones founded later in england, france, italy and germany .
这些学院是以后英、法、意大利和德国的一些最有名的科学院的前身。

The forerunners of modern science were gradually discarding magical practices in favor of scientific experiment .
近代科学的鼻祖们逐渐摒弃了各种不可思议的习俗，以利于科学实验的发展。

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

Anglo - saxon is the forerunner of modern english
盎格鲁撒克逊语是现代英语的先驱。

Liang qichao , forerunner of modern tao yuanming study
近现代陶渊明研究的开创者梁启超