名詞 forerunner:

1. anything that precedes something similar in time
   同義詞：antecedent
2. a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
   同義詞：precursor
3. an indication of the approach of something or someone
   同義詞：harbinger, herald, precursor

1. One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner.
   預(yù)言者指明或預(yù)示即將發(fā)生的事的人; 先驅(qū)
2. Anglo-Saxon is the forerunner of modern English.
   盎格魯撒克遜語(yǔ)是現(xiàn)代英語(yǔ)的先驅(qū)。

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n.（名詞）

One that precedes, as in time; a predecessor.
前任，先鋒：在時(shí)間上居前者；先驅(qū)者
An ancestor; a forebear.
祖先；祖宗

One that comes before and indicates the approach of another; a harbinger.
先驅(qū)，前兆：發(fā)生在某事之前并預(yù)示其進(jìn)程之事；前兆
A warning sign or symptom.
預(yù)兆：預(yù)告性的信號(hào)或征兆
Sports One who skis the course before the beginning of a race.
【體育運(yùn)動(dòng)】 試滑者：賽前試滑滑道的人