predecessor
noun /ˈpriːdəsesə(r)/
/ˈpredəsesər/
- a person who did a job before somebody else
前任 - 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。 - his immediate predecessor in the post
他的前任 - my predecessor at the Ministry of Defence
我在国防部的前任
- The new president reversed many of the policies of his predecessor.
- a thing, such as a machine, that has been followed or replaced by something else
原先的东西；被替代的事物 - This computer has a larger memory than its predecessor.
这台电脑的内存比它的前身大。
compare successor - This computer has a larger memory than its predecessor.
词源late Middle English: from late Latin praedecessor, from Latin prae ‘beforehand’ + decessor ‘retiring officer’ (from decedere ‘depart’).