precedents

英 [ˈprɛsɪdənts]

美 [ˈprɛsədənts]

n.  可援用参考的具体例子; 实例; 范例; 先前出现的事例; 前例; 先例; 传统; 常例; 常规
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柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 前例；先例
  If there is aprecedent foran action or event, it has happened before, and this can be regarded as an argument for doing it again.
  1. The trial could set an important precedent for dealing with large numbers of similar cases...
     这次审判能为处理大量类似案例开创重要的先例。
  2. There are plenty of precedents in Hollywood for letting people out of contracts.
     在好莱坞，允许影视人员解除合同的先例有很多。

双语例句

• These precedents came directly from the work of the installations and from the experiences of the students.
  这些先例直接来源于安装工作和学生的经验。
• Precedents are few and far between.
  这方面的先例寥寥无几。
• The founders of the USA left important precedents.
  美国的建立者留下了很多重要的先例（复习：precedent，取决于pre=before）。
• He vaulted into the saddle and rode away. It is contrary to all precedents.
  它和一切先例背道而驰。
• Then there are the historical precedents of a strong dollar breaking things elsewhere.
  而且历史上有强势美元在其他地区造成破坏的先例。
• But the Brazilian cut sets two frightening precedents.
  不过，巴西此举也创下了两个可怕的先例。
• He copied after bad precedents.
  他仿效恶例。
• There are precedents for reaching an international agreement on sharing costs and benefits-notably, the Marshall Plan.
  在成本和利益共享方面达成国际性的协议，有一些先例可循特别是《马歇尔计划》（marshallplan）。
• No precedents were available to show us how a modern day currency board system should be structured.
  现代货币发行局制度的结构应该是怎样的一个课题，是没有先例可援的。
• There are plenty of precedents in Hollywood for letting people out of contracts.
  在好莱坞，允许影视人员解除合同的先例有很多。