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美:[æn'tɪsidənsɪ]
noun
the condition of being antecedent : priority
antecedencies plural antecedent events
占先,先行
Latin antecedentia, neuter plural of antecedent-, antecedens, present participle of antecedere to go before
The first known use of antecedency was in 1598
1 Some may be near unto goodness who are conceived far from it; and many things happen not likely to ensue from any promises of antecedencies.
2 Most of thy reflections, particularly that which respects the difference as to the joys to be given by the virtuous and libertine of her sex, are fitter to come in as after-reflections than as antecedencies.
3 Now China ranks the antecedency in the world in the using efficiency and amount per kilometre.
目前中国铁路使用效率及平均每公里货运量,均位居世界前列.