可援用参考的具体例子;实例;范例 an official action or decision that has happened in the past and that is seen as an example or a rule to be followed in a similar situation later
The ruling set a precedent for future libel cases. 这项裁决为今后的诽谤案提供了判例。
先前出现的事例;前例;先例 a similar action or event that happened earlier
historical precedents 历史前例
There is no precedent for a disaster of this scale. 这种规模的灾难是空前的。
Such protests are without precedent in recent history. 这类抗议事件在近代史上没有发生过。
传统;常例;常规 the way that things have always been done
to break with precedent (= to do sth in a different way) 打破常规