翻译句子,请问在这句中ahead of his time 是什么意思Jefferson is known not only as the third president of the United States, but also as a scholar who was way ahead of his time in many way.

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翻译句子,请问在这句中ahead of his time 是什么意思
Jefferson is known not only as the third president of the United States, but also as a scholar who was way ahead of his time in many way.

ahead of his time
比同时代的人先进,即超前意识.
杰弗逊不仅以美国第三任总统出名,而且还是一个在很多方面具有超前意识的学者.