predecessor
美音:
[´predə´sesə
]英音:
[´predə´sesə
]n.前辈,前任,(被取代的)原有事物
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pre-=before
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predecessor
/'pri:dɪsesə(r); [US] 'predə-; ,prɛdɪ`sɛsɚ/
n
1 person who held an office or position before sb else (职务或职位的)前任者
*The decision was made by my predecessor. 那一决定是我的前任作出的.
2 thing that has been followed or replaced by sth else 被接继或被取代的事物
*Will the new plan be any more acceptable than its predecessors? 新计画比原先的计画更能令人满意吗? Cf 参看 successor.
predecessor
n[C][
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: French;Origin: prédécesseur, from
Late Latin, from
Latin decedere
'to go away, leave your job']
someone who had your job before you started doing it
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successor Kennedy's predecessor as president was the war hero Dwight Eisenhower.a machine, system etc that existed before another one in a process of development
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successor The new BMW has a more powerful engine than its predecessor.
1. Our new doctor is much younger than his predecessor. 我们的新医生比他的前任年轻得多.
2. Which a predecessor of ours at the farm built in the meadow hard by the deepest pool for swimming and diving. 那船坞是农场一位前辈在一块草地上盖的,草地紧挨着一个专供游泳、跳水的深水池。
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