predates

英 [ˌpriːˈdeɪts]

美 [ˌpriːˈdeɪts]

v.  (在日期上)早于，先于
predate的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB （在日期上）早于，先于
  If you say that one thingpredatedanother, you mean that the first thing happened or existed some time before the second thing.
  1. His troubles predated the recession...
     他的问题在经济萧条前就出现了。
  2. The monument predates the arrival of the druids in Britain.
     这一遗迹在德鲁伊特来到不列颠前就已存在。

双语例句

• Gecko, which originated at Netscape and predates KHTML, is often criticized for its large and infamously complex code base.
  Gecko源自Netscape，并早于KHTML，Gecko因庞大与复杂的代码基础而频遭诟病。
• That almost certainly predates human civilisation.
  那几乎是在人类文明之前了。
• But legend has it that the name derives from a real man, and the origin is much akin to that of Kilroy. Uncle Sam predates Flagg's poster by over a century and is the product of a different war.
  但有传说是这样的：山姆大叔确有其人，其来源与Kilroy（奈尔洛艾）和来源相似。山姆大叔出现的时间要比弗兰格的广告早一个世纪，它是另一场战争的产品。
• The monument predates the arrival of the druids in Britain.
  这一遗迹在德鲁伊特来到不列颠前就已存在。
• Writing down losses in asset values, however, is a reasonable and highly desirable accounting practice prevalent around the world, which predates recent regulatory changes.
  但是，在全球范围内，减记资产价值损失是一种合理且十分可取的会计做法，时间上也早于近年来监管方面的改革。
• Uncle Sam predates Flagg's poster by over a century and is the product of a different war.
  山姆大叔出现的时间要比弗兰格的广告早一个世纪，它是另一场战争的产品。
• Here, in the mornings, you can still find waiters carrying snacks on trays slung around their necks, a style of service that predates the trolley.
  清晨，在这里你会发现侍应生仍然像过去一样用手将点心托盘举在脖子边上，而不是使用现在的点心小推车。
• That predates the latest turmoil in financial markets which has forced companies to shed more jobs.
  这一时期早于最近的金融市场动荡，最近一波金融动荡迫使企业裁掉更多职位。
• Most military phrases come from the World Wars of the 20th century, and this one predates the Civil War.
  绝大多数的军事用语来自20世纪的两次世界大战，而这一词语比国内战争还早。
• Null= The database monitor file predates this enhancement
  null=数据库监视器文件早于这个增强