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pre·ce·dent AW BrE /ˈpresɪdənt/NAmE /ˈpresɪdənt/ noun [C, U] an official action or decision that has happened in the past and that is seen as an example or a rule to be followed in a similar situation later 可援用参考的具体例子；实例；范例◆The ruling set a precedent for future libel cases. 这项裁决为今后的诽谤案提供了判例。 [C, U] a similar action or event that happened earlier 先前出现的事例；前例；先例◆historical precedents 历史前例◆There is no precedent for a disaster of this scale. 这种规模的灾难是空前的。◆Such protests are without precedent in recent history. 这类抗议事件在近代史上没有发生过。 [U] the way that things have always been done 传统；常例；常规 SYN tradition ◆to break with precedent (= to do sth in a different way) 打破常规 ➡ see also unprecedented |