名詞 forerunner:

1. anything that precedes something similar in time
   同義詞：antecedent
2. a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
   同義詞：precursor
3. an indication of the approach of something or someone
   同義詞：harbinger, herald, precursor

1. One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; a forerunner.
   預言者指明或預示即將發(fā)生的事的人; 先驅
2. Anglo-Saxon is the forerunner of modern English.
   盎格魯撒克遜語是現代英語的先驅。

fore.run.ner

n.（名詞）

One that precedes, as in time; a predecessor.
前任，先鋒：在時間上居前者；先驅者
An ancestor; a forebear.
祖先；祖宗

One that comes before and indicates the approach of another; a harbinger.
先驅，前兆：發(fā)生在某事之前并預示其進程之事；前兆
A warning sign or symptom.
預兆：預告性的信號或征兆
Sports One who skis the course before the beginning of a race.
【體育運動】 試滑者：賽前試滑滑道的人