antedate
UK/æntɪ'deɪt/US/'ænti,deit/
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释义
v.
To come before something else in time; to be older than
早于，先于
v.
To put an earlier date on a document than the real one
倒填（早于实际的）日期
词根拆分
词根派生ante-在...之前
+
date给
=antedate
ante-（在…之前）+ date（日期/年代）= 日期更早，即在时间上先于另一事物。
常用搭配
- 1.antedate by早于…(多久)
- 2.antedate the records早于(历史)记录
例句
- 1.
These cave paintings antedate the pyramids by thousands of years.
这些洞穴壁画比金字塔早了数千年。
- 2.
The custom antedates written records entirely.
这一习俗完全早于文字记录的出现。