predates
v. 提早日期,居先( predate的第三人称单数 )
If you say that one thing predated another, you mean that the first thing happened or existed some time before the second thing.
His troubles predated the recession...
他的问题在经济萧条前就出现了。
The monument predates the arrival of the druids in Britain.
这一遗迹在德鲁伊特来到不列颠前就已存在。
The monument predates the arrival of the druids in Britain.
这一遗迹在德鲁伊特来到不列颠前就已存在。
The F - 16's evolution predates the ECP process for the airplane.
F -16 的发展过程对于飞机本身来说要早于ECP程序的开始.
Maybe this resistance is because my life experience predates computers being so entwined into daily life.
或许这种反感的原因来源于我在电脑与日常生活联系如此紧密之前的人生经历.
Note that this method is identical in functionality to contains ( which predates the Map interface ).
注意该方法和contains ( 其早于Map接口 ) 功能上相同.