precursor
noun /priˈkɜːsə(r)/
/priˈkɜːrsər/
(formal)- precursor (of/to something) a person or thing that comes before somebody/something similar and that leads to or influences its development
synonym forerunner先驱;先锋;前身 - a stringed instrument that was the precursor of the guitar
作为吉他前身的弦乐器 - events that were precursors to revolution
革命前的事件
词源late Middle English: from Latin praecursor, from praecurs- ‘preceded’, from praecurrere, from prae ‘beforehand’ + currere ‘to run’. - a stringed instrument that was the precursor of the guitar