| 词汇 | antedated |
| 释义 | antedated past simple and past participle ofantedate antedate verb[ T ] uk /ˌæn.tiˈdeɪt/ us /ˈæn.t̬i.deɪt/ formal forpredate早于…存在 Preceding and introducing announce antedate beat build (someone/something) up countdown curtain-raiser emcee forerunner introduction introductory lead lead up to something lead-in open the door to somethingidiom preliminarily preliminary prelude reintroduce review run something up Examples of antedatedantedated In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. That a structure antedated the function it performs, offers a sufficient criterion for recognition of exaptation. Moreover, they were able to reconceptualize their own experience with humans who encountered machines, experience that antedated even the naming and categorizing of accident proneness. Maternal characteristics index stable maternal characteristics that antedated or were relatively uninfluenced by a woman's transition to parenthood. In any event, when a paternity order is made it can be antedated to the date of the birth of the child. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 None the less, is it not a fact that this expenditure is antedated for this purpose? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I will undertake to consider whether any of them can be antedated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will the new scales of pay and allowances be antedated, and, if so, to what date? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is one particular case in the light of which this provision has been antedated so as to operate from 1922. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The decision antedated the publication of the report. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The man's advancement is, of course, always antedated and arrears of pay made up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Confirmation of rank will be dated or antedated to the date on which a vacancy occurred in the permanent peace establishment of the original unit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It cannot, therefore, be antedated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This problem antedated the selective employment tax. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It could not be antedated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Reference has been made to the fact that in two reports which antedated the introduction of the legal aid schemes in both jurisdictions, recommendations were made concerning an advisory committee. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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