precedent的中文翻译是什么意思

precedent

US/ˈpresɪdənt/
UK/ˈpresɪdənt/

n. 前例; 先例

precedent柯林斯释义

N-VAR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.

  • 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。

precedent英文释义

Noun

1. an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time

    2. (civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions

      3. a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws;

      • common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States

      4. a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time)

        Adjective

        1. preceding in time, order, or significance

          precedent场景例句

          The idea that the inflation genie can be painlessly rebottled has no historic precedent.

          驯服通胀的魔鬼,而又要让实体经济毫发无伤——至少历史上没有过这样的先例.

          The judge's decision sets a precedent for future cases of contempt of court.

          法官的裁决为未来的藐视法庭案制定了一个先例.

          There's a precedent to quote.

          有例可援.

          The guiding precedent [ on the Commerce Clause ] is informative but inconclusive.

          ( 宪法的商业条款 ) 这一导向性的先例令人大开眼界但却带有不确定性.

          Is often nosebleed is leukaemia preclinical? Does leukaemia have cured precedent?

          经常流鼻血是白血病的潜伏期 吗 ?白血病有治愈的先例 吗 ?

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          precedent词性变形

          precedents

          precedent反义词

          adj. 前面的;在先的

          following

          其他释义

          following