v.在…之前；居…之先；胜过；超越

原形：antecede第三人称单数：antecedes过去式：anteceded过去分词：anteceded现在分词：anteceding

The event antecedes the signing of the contract.
该事件发生在签订合同之前。
Our decision to build the new factory antecedes the announcement of the tax incentives.
我们决定建设新工厂是在宣布税收优惠之前作出的。
His birth antecedes the invention of the internet by several decades.
他的出生早于互联网的发明几十年。
The idea of democracy antedates modern political systems.
民主的理念早于现代政治体系。
The accident antecedes her resignation from the company.
那次事故发生在她从公司辞职之前。
The discovery of DNA antecedes the development of genetic engineering.
DNA的发现早于基因工程的发展。
The publication of Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" antecedes the rise of modern evolutionary biology.
达尔文的《物种起源》一书的出版早于现代进化生物学的兴起。
The Roman Empire's decline antecedes the Dark Ages in Europe.
罗马帝国的衰落发生在欧洲中世纪黑暗时代之前。
Her interest in art antecedes her formal training as an artist.
她对艺术的兴趣早于她接受正规的艺术训练。
The industrial revolution antecedes the mass urbanization we see today.
工业革命发生在我们今天看到的大规模城市化之前。