"antecedent" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 前因
• 先行詞

Definition

“Antecedent”是指在時間或順序上先於另一事物的東西；在語法中，指代詞所指的詞。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Antecedent”屬於正式、學術語彙，常用於語法（如“代詞的先行詞”）、哲學、邏輯與法律領域。日常生活中不常用，勿與“precedent”（先例）混淆。

Examples

The antecedent of 'it' in the sentence is 'the car'.

在這個句子中，'it' 的**先行詞**是 'the car'。

In logic, an antecedent is the first part of a conditional statement.

在邏輯中，**前因**是條件語句的第一部分。

A family history of disease is an antecedent to some health risks.

家族病史是某些健康風險的**前因**。

If the antecedent is true, then the whole statement can be evaluated.

如果**前因**為真，整個命題就可以被判斷。

In that sentence, 'dogs' is the antecedent of 'they'.

在那句中，'dogs' 是 'they' 的**先行詞**。

You need to identify the antecedent before explaining the pronoun’s meaning.

你需要先確定**先行詞**，再解釋代詞的意義。