forerunner
先驅；前身·前兆
分辨前身與預示到來的前兆
The typewriter was a forerunner of the modern computer keyboard.
打字機是現代電腦鍵盤的前身。
義項
先驅C1noun先驅；前身
The typewriter was a forerunner of the modern computer keyboard.
打字機是現代電腦鍵盤的前身。
direct forerunner
前兆C1noun前兆
The first cool winds were a forerunner of winter.
第一陣涼風是冬季的前兆。
forerunner of winter
片語
a forerunner of前身或前兆 →前身或前兆
an early forerunner早期先驅 →早期先驅
你會不會這樣說？
老式按鍵手機後來發展成智慧型手機。把按鍵手機稱作智慧型手機的 forerunner，合適嗎？
看答案
是
forerunner 指先出現、並帶出後來類似事物的前身。