名词先例; 前例 形容词在前的，在先的 名词case lawcommon law 形容词following 其它
形容词
1. Voters demanded that the candidates keep the pledges made as a condition precedent to election.
选民们要求把候选人对他们誓言的履行作为选举的先行条件。
名词
1. The Queen has broken with precedent by sending her children to ordinary schools.
女王破例让自己的孩子去普通学校就读。
2. This decision sets a precedent for future cases of a similar nature.
这一裁决为今后性质类似的案件提供了判例。
3. Is there a precedent for what you want me to do?
你要我做的事有先例吗？
1. 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.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
1. 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.
e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。
