► 動詞
先立つ [(3)さきだつ] meaning: precede rank: 4
☆ オリンピックに先立って代表選手団の壮行会が行われた ⇨ A send-off ceremony was held for the national team preceding, right before, the Olympics
► 名詞
例 [(1)れい] meaning: precede rank: 1
☆ 今迄に同じ様な例は無い ⇨ There haven’t been any similar cases, precedences, before
前例 [ぜんれい] meaning: precede rank: 3
☆ 前例の無い判決 ⇨ A court ruling with no precedence
例 [ためし] meaning: precede rank: 3
☆ それが成功した例は無い ⇨ There has never been successful precedence for that
破天荒 [(2)はてんこう] [liter] meaning: precede rank: 4
☆ 破天荒な計画 ⇨ An unprecedented, improbable, project (☛ This is the original meaning)
未曾有 [みぞう] meaning: precede rank: 4
☆ 未曾有の大惨事 ⇨ An unprecedented disaster (☛ The original pronunciation was “み!ぞうう”, and many pronounce as “み!ぞおう” as well)
► 形容動詞
空前 [くうぜん] meaning: precede rank: 3
☆ ビートルズは空前の世界的熱狂を巻き起こした ⇨ The Beatles created an unprecedented worldwide craze
☆ 大地震で史上空前の被害が出た ⇨ The earthquake caused unprecedented damages (☛ Literally “never before in history”)
空前絶後 [(5)くうぜんぜつご] meaning: precede rank: 3
☆ 第二次大戦は空前絶後の惨禍をもたらした ⇨ WW2 brought about un unprecedented sufferings (☛ Literally “never before or after”)
前人未到 [ぜんじんみとう] meaning: precede rank: 3
☆ 彼は前人未到のウィンブルドン8勝目を記録した ⇨ He won 8th Wimbledon championship, more than anybody in the history (☛ Literally “nobody ever reached previously”)
前代未聞 [(1)ぜんだいみもん] meaning: precede rank: 3
☆ 前代未聞の醜聞 ⇨ A never-before-heard-of, an unprecedented, scandal