c. 1300, from fore- + runner. Middle English literal rendition of Latin praecursor, used in reference to John the Baptist as the forerunner of Christ. Old English had foreboda and forerynel.
雙語例句
1. She is a forerunner of the modern women's movement.
她是現代婦女運動的先驅.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. Anglo - Saxon is the forerunner of modern English.
盎 格魯撒 克遜語是現代英語的先驅.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3. Dr. Sun Yat - sen was the forerunner of Chinese revolution.
孫中山 先生是中國革命的先行者.
來自辭典例句
4. Each pretends to be the counterpart of the forerunner.
每一個都自命是和前面一個相匹敵的.
來自辭典例句
5. Penicillin was the forerunner of modern antibiotics.