predecessor

predecessorpredecessorD.J.:[ˈpri:disesə]K.K.:[ˈprɛdɪˌsɛsɚ, ˈpridɪ-]n.1.■前任, 前辈As a scholar he is not in the same street with his predecessors.作为学者, 他远不如其前辈。2.■(被取代的)原有事物, 前身Will new plan be any more acceptable than its predecessors?新计划比原先的计划更能令人满意吗?

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predecessor['pri:disesə; 'pre-]n.1.■前任者；前辈2.■前身；(被取代的)原有事物3.■【农业】前作4.■【数学】前趋5.■【核子学】原始粒子，先驱6.■[罕用语]祖先，前人

predecessorpredecessor[ˈpri:disesə]n.1.■前任[辈]; [古]祖先2.■【农】前作;【数】前趋3.■(被取代的)原先的东西immediate predecessor紧接前任者It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。