predecessor
predecessor 英 [ˈpri:dɪsesə(r)] 美 [ˈpredəsesə(r)]
n. 前任，前辈
名词复数:predecessors
- A predecessor is something that came before the current version. The person you replaced at work is your predecessor, just like Pac Man is the predecessor of modern video games.
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- n. 前任，前辈
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1. The new president reversed many of the policies of his predecessor.
新任总统彻底改变了其前任的许多政策。
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2. The car is some 40mm shorter than its predecessor.
这辆轿车比原先的车型短了约40毫米。
- predecessor (n.) late 14c., "one who has held an office or position before the present holder," from Old French predecesseor "forebear" and directly from Late Latin praedecessorem (nominative praedecessor), from Latin prae "before" (see pre-) + decessor "retiring official," from decess-, past participle stem of decedere "go away," also "die" (see decease (n.)). Meaning "ancestor, forefather" is recorded from c. 1400.
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