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predecessor n.祖先；前任；原有事物 (1) 最近出土的化石使鲸的祖先可追溯到一种有蹄外形像狗的植食动物，而且基因分析证实了现存动物中河马是鲸的近亲。(2) 他把前任的大部分业绩毁掉了。(3) 我们新来的医生比他的前任年轻许多。(4) 我现在的汽车比原来的那辆好得多。(5) 后来的模型酷似先前的设计。 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.

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英 ['priːdɪsesə(r)] 美 ['predəsesər] (1) Recently unearthed fossils trace whales to a doglike predecessor of hoofed plant-eaters, and genetic analysis has identified hippos as whales' closest living relatives.(2) He undid most of the good work of his predecessor.(3) Our new doctor is much younger than his predecessor.(4) My prest car is much better than its predecessor .(5) The subsequent model is a reflection of its predecessor in design. 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. 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	英 ['priːdɪsesə(r)] 美 ['predəsesər]
中文释义	n.祖先；前任；原有事物
英语例句	(1) Recently unearthed fossils trace whales to a doglike predecessor of hoofed plant-eaters, and genetic analysis has identified hippos as whales' closest living relatives. (2) He undid most of the good work of his predecessor. (3) Our new doctor is much younger than his predecessor. (4) My prest car is much better than its predecessor . (5) The subsequent model is a reflection of its predecessor in design.
中文例句	(1) 最近出土的化石使鲸的祖先可追溯到一种有蹄外形像狗的植食动物，而且基因分析证实了现存动物中河马是鲸的近亲。 (2) 他把前任的大部分业绩毁掉了。 (3) 我们新来的医生比他的前任年轻许多。 (4) 我现在的汽车比原来的那辆好得多。 (5) 后来的模型酷似先前的设计。
vocabulary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.
vocabulary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.
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。

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