forerunner

名词 forerunner:

1. anything that precedes something similar in time
   同义词：antecedent
2. a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
   同义词：precursor
3. an indication of the approach of something or someone
   同义词：harbinger, herald, precursor

1. One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner.
   预言者指明或预示即将发生的事的人; 先驱
2. Anglo-Saxon is the forerunner of modern English.
   盎格鲁撒克逊语是现代英语的先驱。

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n.（名词）

One that precedes, as in time; a predecessor.
前任，先锋：在时间上居前者；先驱者
An ancestor; a forebear.
祖先；祖宗

One that comes before and indicates the approach of another; a harbinger.
先驱，前兆：发生在某事之前并预示其进程之事；前兆
A warning sign or symptom.
预兆：预告性的信号或征兆
Sports One who skis the course before the beginning of a race.
【体育运动】 试滑者：赛前试滑滑道的人