precedent
🇺🇸
/ˈpresɪdənt/
🇬🇧
/ˈpresɪdənt/
noun
C1
a past action or decision used as an example for similar situations later
The court's decision created a precedent for how similar cases should be handled.
法院的判決為如何處理類似案件開創了先例。
C1
something similar that happened before
There is no precedent for such a massive storm in this region.
這個地區從未有過如此大規模風暴的先例。
R
the usual way things are done
Changing this policy would break with precedent and require careful consideration.
改變這項政策將打破慣例，需要慎重考慮。
translation
先例
詞形變化
Plural
precedents