- 1早於、比……更早出現（或發生）。不是「掠食」那個 predate。
If one thing predates another, it happened or existed earlier in history. A temple that predates a dynasty was already there before that dynasty began. Historians and scientists use this a lot for buildings, tools, laws, and even words: they are placing things on a timeline, not guessing the future. Though actually, people stretch it into ordinary life too — “My love of coffee predates college” just means the love was there first, not that it is ancient. The word feels a little formal; in easy talk you often hear “came first” or “was around before.” One more messy truth: there is another English verb spelled the same way that means “to hunt and eat,” sitting with predator and prey. That is a different family. This sense is the time one: before the date.
組成pre- (before) + date (a time). From Latin prae- “before” plus date.
同家族的字
- datethe time-word half of pre- + date
- postdatethe opposite build: after + date
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，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。
predateverb詞源 1/ˈpɹiːˌdeɪt/
- 1
To designate a date earlier than the actual one; to move a date, appointment, event, or period of time to an earlier point (contrast "postdate".)
- 2
To exist or to occur before something else; to antedate.
- The Chinese use of Pascal's Triangle predates its discovery by Blaise Pascal.
- "The Tees Valley has ageing diesel trains that predate any form of emission control.
predatenoun詞源 1/ˈpɹiːˌdeɪt/
- 1
A publication, such as a newspaper or magazine, that is issued with a printed date later than the date of issue.
predateverb詞源 2/pɹəˈdeɪt/
- 1
To prey upon something.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。