predecessor

IPA/ˈpriːdəsesə(r)/
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predecessor — 名詞

  • predecessorsingular
  • predecessorsplural

1. the person in a job before the present holder, or an older form of something tha

1.名詞C2
釋義

前任；前身

先前任職者，或較早版本

the person in a job before the present holder, or an older form of something that a newer one later replaced.

例句

Mayor Chen thanked her predecessor for starting the new bridge project.

Chen 市長感謝前任啟動了那座新橋的工程。

possessive + predecessor for earlier office holder

The latest printer jams less often than its predecessor.

這台最新印表機比它的前身更不容易卡紙。

comparison with an earlier model

常見搭配
  • direct predecessor
  • immediate predecessor
  • predecessor in office
  • paper predecessor
  • royal predecessor
同義詞
  • forerunner

    often stresses an earlier form that helps lead to what comes later

  • precursor

    more formal; usually used for things, events, or signs rather than office holders

  • ancestor

    used for family lines, species, or older cultures, not usually for a previous person in a job

反義詞
  • successor

    the person or thing that comes after

文法句型

someone's predecessor

the predecessor of/to something

predecessor in office

用法筆記

Often used in formal writing, news, business, and politics. For people, English commonly uses a possessive or role phrase such as 'her predecessor' or 'his predecessor in office'; for products, systems, and governments, it often appears in comparisons with a newer version.

常見錯誤

The predecessor week was very busy.
The previous week was very busy.
'predecessor' is a noun, not an adjective before another noun.
My predecessor came to Taiwan two hundred years ago.
My ancestor came to Taiwan two hundred years ago.
'predecessor' means an earlier holder or earlier form, not simply a family member from long ago.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • direct predecessor
  • immediate predecessor
  • political predecessor
  • paper predecessor
  • royal predecessor

常用片語

  • thank a predecessor
  • succeed a predecessor
  • compare something with its predecessor

介系詞搭配

  • predecessor of
  • predecessor to
  • predecessor in