柯林斯詞典predate /pri??de?t/ (predating,predated,predates) 1. V-T If you say that one thing predated another, you mean that the first thing happened or existed some time before the second thing. (日期上)早於; 先於 His troubles predated the recession. 他的麻煩早在經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退前就出現(xiàn)了。 返回 predate劍橋詞典to have existed or happened before another thing 早於…存在(或發(fā)生) These cave paintings predate any others which are known . 這些洞穴繪畫早於其他任何已知的同類繪畫。 比較backdate postdate (HAPPEN AFTER) 返回 predate