Wordiyoprecedent
🇬🇧 UK/presidənt/🇺🇸 US/'presidәnt/
IELTSTOEFLB2
Definitions
n.
A past event or decision used as an example or guide for future similar situations.
先例，前例；（法律）判例
adj.
Occurring or existing before something else in time or order; preceding.
在前的，在先的，先前的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon 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 a precedent for all future discrimination cases.
- 2.
There is no historical precedent for such a rapid economic recovery.
- 3.
Managers were reluctant to make an exception, fearing it would create a dangerous precedent.