vt. 先于 ... 存在
vi. 先前存在
The facilitator will try to assist the group in achieving a consensus on any disagreements that preexist or emerge in the meeting so that it has a strong basis for future action. 因为 Tony Blair 可以说是一位四方会谈的 facilitator (这是 Tony Blair 的新工作)，al Qaeda 的组织里也有 facilitator， 前者版主倾向于译作 "推手";
adj.先在的
