1. This old carriage antedates the invention of the car. 这辆旧马车是在汽车发明前就存在的。
2. There is doubt that his ideal antedates the modern society. 他的思想的前近代性质应该是不容质疑的。
3. This event antedates the discovery of America by several centuries. 这件事比发现美洲早几个世纪。
4. It has a history that antedates the individual's birth and is not accessible to his biographical recollection. 它的历史先于个体的诞生,并且无法被他的传记回忆所使用。
5. The history of the peach as a garden crop in China far antedates any claim that can be substantiated for other geographic areas. 在中国,桃作为一园艺树种,其历史远比任何其它已知的地区都早。