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Picture two things in a line where the subject is the one in front — earlier in time, or further ahead in the queue. The thing that precedes is the one you meet first; whatever follows comes after it.
可以想成：兩樣東西排成一列，而句子的主詞是站在前面那一個——時間上比較早，或隊伍裡比較前面。誰 precede 誰，…更多收起
可以想成：兩樣東西排成一列，而句子的主詞是站在前面那一個——時間上比較早，或隊伍裡比較前面。誰 precede 誰，誰就是先出現的那一個。這個字語氣正式，日常會說 come before；跟它成對的是 follow（跟在後面）。原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
precedeverb/pɹɪˈsiːd/
- 1
To go before, go in front of.
- Cultural genocide precedes physical genocide.
- But harm precedes not sin: onely our Foe / Tempting affronts us with his foul esteem / Of our integritie
- 2
To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce.
- It has been usual to precede hostilities by a public declaration communicated to the enemy.
- 3
To have higher rank than (someone or something else).
precedenoun/pɹɪˈsiːd/
- 1
Brief editorial preface (usually to an article or essay).
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。