precursorKK [priˋkɝsɚ] /pɹiˈkɝsɚ/發音名詞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。