precede /priˈsi:d/ vt. (顺序、位置、时间上之前,先于(follow)the calm that preceded the storm暴风雨前的平静;in the preceding paragraph/the paragraph that precedes 在前一段落You precede me. 你在我的前面。[考句] Hill slopes are cleared of forests to make way for crops, but this only precedes the crisis.山坡毁林造田,这是灾难的前奏。


preceding /pri(:)ˈsi:diŋ/ adj. 在前的,在先的,前面的:in the preceding chapters 在前几章中;the preceding night前一晚

[辨析]preceding指时间或位置在先,含有紧接着的意思。previous指时间和顺序在先,无紧接含义。


precedent /ˈpresidənt/ n. u& [c] 1. 惯例:break the precedent打破惯例 2. 先例,前例:without precedent in history 史无前例的 He copied after bad precedents.他仿效恶例This case could serve as a precedent for others against the tobacco companies.这一案例能够成为其他人起诉烟草公司的范例。