precursor

KK [priˋkɝsɚ] /pɹiˈkɝsɚ/

名詞

  1. 1

    前身、先驅

    This clumsy machine was the precursor of the modern computer.

    這台笨重的機器是現代電腦的前身。

  2. 2

    先驅者、開創者

    She is regarded as a precursor of today's female entrepreneurs.

    她被視為當代女性創業家的先驅者。

  3. 3

    前兆、徵兆

    Mild tremors are often a precursor to a major earthquake.

    輕微的地震常是大地震的前兆。

  4. 4

    前驅物、前體化學

    The plant contains a natural precursor of the drug.

    這種植物含有該藥物的天然前驅物。