predecessor

美 ['predə.sesər]

英 ['priːdɪ.sesə(r)]

复数：predecessors

同义词

precursor,forerunner,ancestor,antecedent,prototype

predecessor

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1.	前任a person who did a job before sb else

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。

2.	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