forerunner
- IPA[ˈfɔːˌrʌnə]
英式
- a person or thing that precedes the coming or development of someone or something else；a sign or warning of something to come
noun: forerunner, plural noun: forerunners
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a person or thing that precedes the coming or development of someone or something else the ice safe was a forerunner of today's refrigerator 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. a sign or warning of something to come overcast mornings are the sure forerunners of steady rain 同義詞
- ▪ archaic an advance messenger.
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- IPA[ˈfôrˌrənər]
美式
- a person or thing that precedes the coming or development of someone or something else: the icebox was a forerunner of today's refrigerator
Oxford American Dictionary
