-- ancestors; forefathers

David's antecedents came to this country more than a hundred years ago.

戴维的祖先100多年前来到这个国家。

 

 

2. anteroom /ˈæntirum/

-- room placed before and forming an entrance to another; antechamber; waiting room

If the physician is busy when patients arrive, the nurse asks them to wait in the anteroom.

如果病人来的时候医生很忙，护士就请他们去接待室等候。

 

 

3. postmortem /pəʊstˈmɔ:təm/

-- thorough examination of a body after death; autopsy

The purpose of a postmortem is to discover the cause of death.

验尸的目的在于发现死因。

 

 

4. postscript /ˈpəʊstskrɪpt/

-- note added to a letter after it has been written

After signing the letter, I noticed I had omitted an important fact. Therefore, I mentioned it in a postscript.

在信上签名后，我发现漏掉了一件要紧的事，于是就在附言中写了一下。

 

 

5. antedate /ˈæntɪˌdeɪt/

-- 1. assign a date before the true date

2. come before in date; precede

If you used yesterday's date on a check written today, you have antedated the check.

如果你在今天的支票上填写昨天的日期，你就提早了支票的日期。

Alaska antedates Hawaii as a state, having gained statehood on January 3, 1959, seven months before Hawaii.

阿拉斯加在1959年1月3日成为美国的一洲，比夏威夷早了七个月。

 

 

6. postdate /ˈpəustˈdeit/

-- assign a date after the true date

This is a postdated check; it has tomorrow's date on it.

这张支票的日期填迟了，上面的日期是明天的。

 

 

7. ante meridiem /ˈæntimeˈridiem/

-- before noon

Our class usually begin at 8 a. m.

我们通常在上午8点开始上课。

 

 

8. post meridiem /ˈpəustmeˈridiem/

-- afternoon

At 4 p. m. the chairman announced the debate to be closed.

下午4点时主席宣布辩论结束。

 

 

9. postgraduate /pəʊstˈgrædʒu:ɪt/

-- having to do with study after graduation from high school or college

After college, Mary hopes to do postgraduate work in law school.

大学毕业后，玛丽想去法学院搞研究。