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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

先决条件

Pronunciation / Transliteration: xiānjué tiáojiàn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Prerequisite/ˌpriːˈrek.wɪ.zɪt/
nounadjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #4500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"通过初级考试是学习高级课程的先决条件。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist.

    "Passing the basic exam is a prerequisite for taking the advanced course."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin prefix 'prae-' (before) and 'requirere' (to seek, require), entering English in the mid-17th century. It evolved from the verb 'require' to describe a prior condition that must be fulfilled before a subsequent action or state can take place.

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