predecessor
predecessor
noun
noun
- a person who held a job or office before the current holder
前任；前辈
the new President's foreign policy is very similar to that of his predecessor.
新总统的外交政策和前任很相似。
■a thing that has been followed or replaced by another
原有事物，前身
the chapel was built in 1864 on the site of its predecessor.
这座教堂是1864年在其前身的原址上建起来的。
- late Middle English: from late Latin praedecessor, from Latin prae 'beforehand' + decessor 'retiring officer' (from decedere 'depart')
考试词汇表
