precurse

名词 n. 动词 v.
/pɹɪˈkɜɹs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A prediction, a prognostication. archaic
    — And even the like precurse of fierce events, As harbingers preceding still the fates And prologue to the omen coming on, Have heaven and earth together demonstrated Unto our climatures and countrymen. (Shakespeare)
动词 v.
  1. To forerun or precede. transitive
    — It is true that competition in capitalism precurses new economic order.

词形变化

precurses present,singular,third-person precursing participle,present precursed participle,past precursed past precurses plural

词源

词源 1
English pre- + curse, from Latin praecursum (supine of praecurrō [“run before”]).
词源 2
English pre- + curse, from Latin praecursum (supine of praecurrō [“run before”]).
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