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先例 xiānlì precedent

怎么记住“先例”: 先 first + 例 examples = precedent.

  • HSK 7 级
  • 词语

汉字

用法

  • A precedent - a prior case that sets a pattern - 开创先例 (kāichuàng xiānlì) to set a precedent; 史无先例 (unprecedented in history).
  • Common in 没有先例 (no precedent), 打破先例 (break with precedent). Legal, administrative, and general register.
  • vs 案例 (ànlì, a case example) - 先例 specifically implies an earlier instance that guides or authorizes later ones.