precedent 详细解释
precedent
['presidənt]
n.先例, 惯例
adj.先前的, 在先的
n.
1. 先例, 前例; 【律】判例[C]
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。
2. 惯例[U]
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。
a.
在前的, 在先的, 前面的[(+to)]
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。
词形变化
异体字: precedency |
词义辨析
同义参见:
反义:
a.前面的; 在先的
英英释义
名词 precedent:
an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
同义词：case in point
(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
同义词：case law, common law
a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
同义词：common law, case law
a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)
形容词 precedent:
preceding in time, order, or significance
补充
precedentprecedent英:[ˈpresidənt] 美:[ˈprɛsɪdənt]n.1.范例, 判例He copied after bad precedents.他仿效恶例。例句
1. The judge went on to look at other precedents.法官继续查阅其他判例。 2. Constitutional precedent made it impossible to testify publicly.由于宪法惯例的原因, 公开作证是不可能实现的。 3. There had been a precedent years earlier when somebody had left the company in similar circumstances.早些年曾发生过某人把公司置于类似处境的先例。 4. 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。 5. Northern Ireland's first prime minister had set a precedent in meeting republicans.北爱尔兰第一位首相已经开创了会见了共和党人的先例。 6. The Supreme Court, he went on, had already set a precedent.他继续说道, 最高法院已经开创了先例。 7. This situation is without precedent.这种情况尚无先例。 8. there are substantial precedents for using interactive media in training.在利用交互式媒体进行培训方面有很多先例。 9. [mass noun]breaking with all precedent.打破一切先例。 10. we hope to set a legal precedent to protect hundreds of miles of green lanes.我们希望开创一个保护几百英里绿色通道的判例。 11. a precedent case.一个先例。 12. There are no precedents for these events. [=nothing like these events has ever happened before]这种事还从未有过先例。 13. There isn't any precedent for these events. = These events are without precedent.这种事还从未有过先例。 14. The judge's ruling was based on a precedent established by an earlier decision.法官的裁决是基于一个早前确定的判例。 15. He says that the government will set/establish a dangerous precedent if it refuses to allow the protesters to hold a rally.他说政府如果不允许抗议者举行集会，它将确立一个危险的判例。 16. The judge's ruling was based/founded on legal precedent.法官的裁决是基于具有法律效力的判例做出的。 17. The voters broke (with) precedent [=they did something that had not been done before] when they elected a woman to the position.选民们打破惯例，选了一位女性任职。