precursor
US /ˌpriːˈkɝː.sɚ/
UK /ˌpriːˈkɝː.sɚ/
名詞
1.
前身, 先驅
a person or thing that comes before another of the same kind; a forerunner
範例:
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The early steam engine was a precursor to modern locomotives.
早期的蒸汽機是現代機車的前身。
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His research was a precursor to many breakthroughs in the field.
他的研究是該領域許多突破的先驅。
2.
前體
a substance from which another substance is formed, especially in a metabolic reaction
範例:
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Glucose is a precursor of glycogen.
葡萄糖是糖原的前體。
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Amino acids are precursors to proteins.
氨基酸是蛋白質的前體。
在 Lingoland 學習這個單詞