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precedent n.先例；惯例adj.先前的；在先的 (1) 这个决定开创了一个危险的先例。(2) 我的决定下不为例。(3) 对别国事物的这种干涉开了一个先例，我们希望其他国家不要模仿。(4) 总统遵循历史惯例来组成内阁。(5) 在采取行动之前我们应该弄明白先前的决定。 Lawyers and judges often look for a precedent can be used as a guide for a similar case. This word is used elsewhere too. Your mom might not let you stay up late because it would set a bad precedent for future bedtimes. A teacher who lets kids chew gum is setting a precedent that gum-chewing will be OK in the future. People often refer to a precedent later on as a reference point for how things should be.

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英 ['presɪdənt] 美 ['presɪdənt] (1) This decision creates a dangerous precedent.(2) My decision does not constitute a precedent.(3) This intervention in another nation's affairs has set a precedent which we hope other countries will not follow.(4) The President followed historical precedent in forming the Cabinet.(5) The precedent decision should be understood before we act. A precedent is something that sets a standard for future events. It's hard to say what the legal community would do without the word precedent, since so many legal judgments and decisions are based on what came before. 1[N-VAR 可变名词]前例；先例 If there is a precedent for an action or event, it has happened before, and this can be regarded as an argument for doing it again.   [oft N for n]  [FORMAL 正式]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。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。

英语单词	precedent
英美音标	英 ['presɪdənt] 美 ['presɪdənt]
中文释义	n.先例；惯例 adj.先前的；在先的
英语例句	(1) This decision creates a dangerous precedent. (2) My decision does not constitute a precedent. (3) This intervention in another nation's affairs has set a precedent which we hope other countries will not follow. (4) The President followed historical precedent in forming the Cabinet. (5) The precedent decision should be understood before we act.
中文例句	(1) 这个决定开创了一个危险的先例。 (2) 我的决定下不为例。 (3) 对别国事物的这种干涉开了一个先例，我们希望其他国家不要模仿。 (4) 总统遵循历史惯例来组成内阁。 (5) 在采取行动之前我们应该弄明白先前的决定。
vocabulary简明	A precedent is something that sets a standard for future events. It's hard to say what the legal community would do without the word precedent, since so many legal judgments and decisions are based on what came before.
vocabulary扩展	Lawyers and judges often look for a precedent can be used as a guide for a similar case. This word is used elsewhere too. Your mom might not let you stay up late because it would set a bad precedent for future bedtimes. A teacher who lets kids chew gum is setting a precedent that gum-chewing will be OK in the future. People often refer to a precedent later on as a reference point for how things should be.
柯林斯解释	1 [N-VAR 可变名词]前例；先例 If there is a precedent for an action or event, it has happened before, and this can be regarded as an argument for doing it again. [oft N for n] [FORMAL 正式] 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。 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。

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