predecessor

['pri:disesə]

n.祖先, 前任, 原有事物

例句与用法：

He undid most of the good work of his predecessor.

他把前任的大部分业绩毁掉了。

Our new doctor is much younger than his predecessor.

我们新来的医生比他的前任年轻许多。

词形变化：

动词过去式: predeceased | 动词过去分词: predeceased | 动词现在分词: predeceasing | 动词第三人称单数: predeceases |

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. 前任; 前辈

He is working hard to excel his predecessors.

他正努力超越他的前任。

2. (被取代的)原有事物

The new proposal is better than its predecessor.

新建议比以前的建议好。

3. 【古】祖先