precedent
UK/presidənt/US/'presidәnt/
IELTSTOEFLB2
Definitions
n.
An earlier event or decision used as a guide for later ones
先例，前例
adj.
Coming or existing before in time or order
在先的，在前的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedpre- (before) + ced (go) + -ent = "the thing that went before." A past case that goes before and guides the present. The noun of precede.
Root ced still carries 90 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.set a precedent开创先例
- 2.legal precedent法律先例
- 3.without precedent史无前例
- 4.establish a precedent确立先例
Example Sentences
- 1.
The court's ruling set an important legal precedent.
- 2.
There is no precedent for a decision like this.