predecessor

英 [ˈpriːdəsesə(r)]

美 [ˈpredəsesər]

n. 前任; 原先的东西; 被替代的事物

Collins.2 / BNC.4183 / COCA.5256

牛津词典

noun

前任
a person who did a job before sb else
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。
原先的东西；被替代的事物
a thing, such as a machine, that has been followed or replaced by sth else

N-COUNT 前任；前辈
Yourpredecessoris the person who had your job before you.
1. He maintained that he learned everything he knew from his predecessor Kenneth Sisam.
  他坚称他所知道的一切都获自前任肯尼思·赛瑟姆。
N-COUNT （物件、机器的）前身
Thepredecessorof an object or machine is the object or machine that came before it in a sequence or process of development.
1. 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。

noun

something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
Synonym:harbingerforerunnerheraldprecursor
one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

The proposed constitution gives him much wider powers than his predecessor.
宪法提案赋予他比前任大得多的权力。
His background parallels that of his predecessor.
他的背景和前任的人类似。
The new prime minister is expected to purge his cabinet of ministers from his predecessor's government.
预计新的首相会将他前任政府留下的部长从他的内阁中清除出去。
He has never exhibited the self-confidence, bordering on arrogance, of his predecessor
他从未表现出他前任的那种近乎傲慢的自信。
His predecessor quit because he was not in the least interested in this kind of job.
他的前任因为对这种工作毫无兴趣，所以离职了。
But this new era must not repeat or prolong the mistakes of its predecessor.
但是这个新纪元必须不能重复或延长其前任的错误。
Abe's predecessor, Junichiro Koizumi, was divorced.
安倍首相的前任小泉纯一郎就是个离了婚的单身汉。
He is a president living in the shadow of his predecessor.
他是一个在他的前任的声誉影响中过日子的总统。
He's backing away from the policies and style of his predecessor
他正脱离其前任的政策和风格。
This is the predecessor of Chinese drama.
这是中国戏剧的前身。