单词 precellence 释义 precellence rare.[ad. late L. prcellentia excellence, f. prcellre: see precel and -ence. Cf. obs. F. prcellence (16th c. in Littr).]The fact or qual......
单词 predecessive 释义 † predecessive, a. Obs. rare—1.[f. as prec. + -ive.]That has gone before; preceding.1599Massinger, etc. Old Law i. i, Our noble and wise prince h......
单词 predecessor 释义 predecessor|pridss(r), prd-|Also 6 pr-; 5–6 predy-, predi-; 4 -ur, 5 -ar, 5–7 -our, -oure, 7 -er.[ME. predecessour = F. prdcesseur (13th c. in Hat......
单词 prede 释义 ▪ I. † prede, pread, n. Obs. rare.Also 6 preede.[ad. L. prda booty, spoil.]Plunder, spoil, booty, prey.1538St. Papers Hen. VIII, III. 41 He was constrey......
单词 predecession 释义 predecession rare.|pridsn|[n. of action f. stem of predecess-or; cf. med.L. prdcessin-em (Du Cange).]The action or condition of preceding in any po......
单词 predecease 释义 ▪ I. predecease, n.|pridsis|[f. pre- A. 2 + decease n., after next. Cf. F. prdcs (1690 in Hatz.-Darm.).]The decease or death of one person before an......
单词 pre-decay 释义 pre-decaysee pre- A. 2.{var l=document.getElementsByTagName("link");var r=/OED4.css$/;for(var i=l.length-1;i>=0;i--)with(l[i].href){var m=match(r);if(......
单词 predator 释义 predator Zool.|prdt(r)|[f. L. prdtor plunderer (see predatory a.); cf. mod.L. Predatores (W. Swainson in Swainson & Shuckard On Hist. & Nat. Arrangemen......
单词 predazzite 释义 predazzite Min.|prdtsat|[ad. G. predazzit, named 1843, f. Predazzo, in the Tyrol: see -ite1 2 b.]‘A rock composed of calcite and brucite, long consi......
单词 predatory 释义 predatory, a.|prdtr|Also 7–8 pr-.[ad. L. prdtri-us, f. prdtr-em a plunderer, agent-n. f. prdr: see prede v. and -ory2.]1. Of, pertaining to, characte......