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predecessor n.前辈,前任,(被取代的)原有事物 If you break the word predecessor down to its Latin roots, you get pre, meaning "beforehand," and decessor, which means "retiring officer." So that's how we get to our definition of "someone who has held an office or position before the present holder." But predecessors aren't just found in the business world: these days predecessors include our ancestors, earlier car models, and all kinds of other forerunners. ★★☆☆☆ 2004.2

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['pri:disesə(r); 'predəsesər] A predecessor is something that came before the current version. The person you replaced at work is your predecessor, just like Pac Man is the predecessor of modern video games. Thus the American president and vice-president have surnames starting with B and C respectively; and 26 of George Bush’s predecessors (including his father) had surnames in the first half of the alphabet against just 16 in the second half. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]前任；前辈 Your predecessor is the person who had your job before you.   [usu poss N]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。2[N-COUNT 可数名词]（物件、机器的）前身 The predecessor of an object or machine is the object or machine that came before it in a sequence or process of development.   [usu with poss]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。

英语单词	predecessor
英美音标	['pri:disesə(r); 'predəsesər]
中文释义	n.前辈,前任,(被取代的)原有事物
vocab简明	A predecessor is something that came before the current version. The person you replaced at work is your predecessor, just like Pac Man is the predecessor of modern video games.
vocab扩展	If you break the word predecessor down to its Latin roots, you get pre, meaning "beforehand," and decessor, which means "retiring officer." So that's how we get to our definition of "someone who has held an office or position before the present holder." But predecessors aren't just found in the business world: these days predecessors include our ancestors, earlier car models, and all kinds of other forerunners.
真题原句	Thus the American president and vice-president have surnames starting with B and C respectively; and 26 of George Bush’s predecessors (including his father) had surnames in the first half of the alphabet against just 16 in the second half.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]前任；前辈 Your predecessor is the person who had your job before you. [usu poss N] 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。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（物件、机器的）前身 The predecessor of an object or machine is the object or machine that came before it in a sequence or process of development. [usu with poss] 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。
来源	2004.2

Predecessor Person Car Surnames N Count 可数名词 [Usu Object