predated v. (在日期上)早于,先于……发生(或出现)(predate 的过去式和过去分词)
- The romantic comedy is a mainstay of popular entertainment, existing in theater and literature that predated the movies.
这部浪漫喜剧是流行娱乐电影(包括在剧院和文学作品中的电影)的流砥柱。 - Both men appear more intent on laying into his legacy of free-market reforms, though some predated his rule from 2001-06, than on attacking each other.
二人停止了互相攻击,而都将矛头指向了他的自由市场改革所带来的不良影响,尽管有些是早于他执政时期(2001-06)提出的。 - China predated him; it strides into the historical consciousness as an established state requiring only restoration, not creation.
中国先于他而存在;当中国闯入历史意识时,它是一个已然建立的国度,只待复兴,不必创造。