• vt. 领先，在…之前；优于，高于
• vi. 领先，在前面

pre-,在前，早于，-cede,走，词源同accede,access.

precede

precede: [14] Precede is one of a large family of English words (including concede, proceed, succeed, and of course cede) which go back ultimately to Latin cēdere ‘go away, withdraw, yield’. In this case the ancestor was Latin praecēdere ‘go before’, a compound verb formed with the prefix prae- ‘before’, which English acquired via Old French preceder. Precedent [15] goes back to the Latin verb’s present participle, precession [16] to the late Latin derivative praecessiō.
=> cede, concede, predecessor, proceed, succeed

precede (v.)

early 15c., "lead the way; occur before," from Middle French preceder and directly from Latin praecedere "to go before," from prae "before" (see pre-) + cedere "to go" (see cede). Meaning "to walk in front of" is late 15c.; that of "to go before in rank or importance" is attested from mid-15c. Related: Preceded; preceding.

1. He gestured to Alice to precede them from the room.

他给艾丽斯做手势，让她在他们前面离开房间。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Attributive adjectives precede the noun.

定语形容词位于名词前.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. Agricultural development simply must precede economic development.

农业的发展必须在整个经济发展中处于领先地位.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. It is a rule of English that adjectives generally precede the noun they modify.

形容词一般放在所修饰名词的前面是英语中的一条规律。

来自柯林斯例句

5. This puts the cart before the horse; elections should follow, not precede, agreement on a constitution.

这样做是本末倒置；选举应该在宪法确定之后举行，而不是之前。

来自柯林斯例句