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forerunner
英 [ˈfɔːrʌnə]
[NOUN]
forerunners
1. [C 可数名词] 先驱 , 前身 , 前兆
If you describe a person or thing as the forerunner of someone or something similar, you mean they existed before them and either influenced their development or were a sign of what was going to happen.
近义词
precursor , predecessor
双语例句
例：a machine which, in some respects, was the forerunner of the modern helicopter.
一台在某些方面是现代直升飞机前身的机器。
例：The recent exhibition confirms the artist's reputation as a pioneer of Impressionism and forerunner of Monet.
最近的这次展览巩固了该艺术家作为印象派开拓者和莫奈画风先驱的声誉。
例：the European Economic Community, the forerunner of today's European Union.
今日欧洲的前身--欧洲经济共同体。