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意向形 => volitional form N4

という意味だ => This means... N4

に先立って => before; prior to ~ N2

に[先立「さきだ」]って／に[先立「さきだ」]ち／に[先立「さきだ」]つ => Before A occurs/takes place N2

Time, Situation

得る => can; to be able to; is possible to~ N2

得ない => unable to; cannot; it is not possible to ~ N2

Ability

に先駆けて => prior to; to be the first (pioneer); being ahead of ~ N1

ざるを得ない => cannot help (doing); have no choice but to ~ N2

～をきんじえない（～を禁じ得ない） => can't help but; can't refrain from ~ N1

ざるを[得「え」]ない => Only A is left to do/can be done N2

(Not)only, (Not) even

に[先駆「さきが」]けて => The earliest, very first in A; Ahead of A, in advance of A N1

Time, Situation

ように言う/頼む/注意する/伝える => to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach. N3