先夫
one's former husband;〔離婚した夫〕one's ex-husband先夫の子a child by her former husband
先鞭
先鞭をつけるstart ((on a thing)) ahead ((of a person))私はだれかにその研究の先鞭をつけられることを恐れたI feared someone might g...
先方
the other party先方の言い分を聞きましょうLet's hear what 「they have [the other party has] to say.こちらの決定を先方に伝えま...
先鋒
the vanguard; the van彼は社会改革運動の先鋒であるHe is in the vanguard [van] of the social reform movement.
先約
a previous engagement先約があって出られないI'm afraid a previous engagement will prevent me from attending.
先例
a precedent先例にならう[を破る]「follow a [break with] precedentこれは先例がないThis is unprecedented./There is no ...
前駆
⇒せんく(先駆)I前駆症状a prodromeこの病気の前駆症状は一様でないThis disease has no fixed prodromal [premonitory] symptoms.
前月
1〔前の月〕the previous month彼はその前月に帰国したHe had come home the previous month.死の前月に私は彼を訪ねたI called on hi...
前後
1〔前と後ろ〕the front and the rear前後をよく見なさいLook carefully to the front and the rear.私の車の前後に大型のバスが走っていた...
前史
1〔前の歴史〕アメリカ独立戦争の前史the circumstances [events] leading up to the American Revolution2〔先史〕prehistory...