predate是什麼意思_音標_用法_例句

簡單釋義：

v. 早於；先於…建成（或形成、發生等）

Web 在日期上早於；提早日期；在歷史上早於

變形：

"Past Participle：predated  Present Participle：predating  Simple Present：predates  "

完整釋義：

v.

1.倒填…的日期,填早於…的日期
2.在日期上早於[先於]

例句：

1. The custom of the wedding veil is thought to predate the wedding dress by centuries.
   婚紗的習俗比結婚禮服還要早幾個世紀。

2. Geography partly explains the difference: America is spread out, while European cities predate the car.
   也許地理特點可以部分解釋兩地之間的不同：美國城市是發散式向外建設的，而歐洲城市的形成早於汽車時代。

3. Technologies that predate mainstream Web services offer a dual nature in the way they fit into frameworks.
   領先於主流Web服務的技術在適應框架的方式上提供了雙重特性。

4. And free SMTP servers predate Microsoft's products.
   還有免費的SMTP服務器，早期的微軟產品。

5. Mr Khamenei had already declared such celebrations, which predate Islam, to be religiously unlawful.
   此前，伊朗最高領袖哈梅內伊曾表示，這種慶典早於伊斯蘭教存在，在宗教上是非法的。

6. Unlike most of the other droid military units found in the Confederacy, the LM-432 crab droids do not predate the Clone Wars.
   跟邦聯的大部分其它軍用機器人種類不同，LM-432螃蟹機器人在克隆人戰爭前並不存在。

7. As I drove to her house, I actually had a case of predate jitters! What would we talk about? What if she didn't like the restaurant I chose?
   我開車駛往母親住所，竟感到約會前的緊張不安。我們將談些什麼呢？如果她不喜歡我選的餐館怎麼辦？

8. Most of its better buildings predate his rule.
   城內比較好的建築大多在他統治之前興建。