predate中文什么意思

vt.
1.倒填…的日期，填早于…的日期。
2.在日期上早于[先于] (opp. postdate)。
短语和例子
+更多解释...predate the check by three days 把支票的日期填早三天。

• predate，antedate:    提前日期
• to precede to be earlier to predate:    先之

例句与用法

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1. We know that some of man's close ancestors predated the pleistocene .
   我们知道，有些人类近缘祖先出现于更新世之前。
2. The building predates world war ii
   那楝建筑物建于第二次世界大战前。
3. He predated the check by five days
   他把支票上的日期填早了五天。
4. The magic servlet , too , has roots predating the java language
   魔法servlet也有比java语言更早的渊源。
5. The custom of the wedding veil should predate wedding dress by centuries
   婚纱的习俗要比婚服早几个世纪。

英文释义

动词

1. establish something as being earlier relative to something else
   同义词：antedate, foredate
2. prey on or hunt for; "These mammals predate certain eggs"
   同义词：raven, prey
3. come before; "Most English adjectives precede the noun they modify"
   同义词：precede
4. be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
   同义词：precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate