c. 1300, from fore- + runner. Middle English literal rendition of Latin praecursor, used in reference to John the Baptist as the forerunner of Christ. Old English had foreboda and forerynel.
权威例句
1. She is a forerunner of the modern women's movement.
她是现代妇女运动的先驱.
2. Anglo - Saxon is the forerunner of modern English.
盎 格鲁撒 克逊语是现代英语的先驱.
3. Dr. Sun Yat - sen was the forerunner of Chinese revolution.
孙中山 先生是中国革命的先行者.
4. Each pretends to be the counterpart of the forerunner.
每一个都自命是和前面一个相匹敌的.
5. Penicillin was the forerunner of modern antibiotics.