predecessor

英 ['priːdɪsesə(r)] 美 ['predəsesər]

• n. 祖先；前任；原有事物

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]前任，前辈

   person who held an office or position before sb else

2. [C](被取代的)原有事物，前身

   thing that has been followed or replaced by sth else

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 前任
2. 前辈
3. 原有事物
4. <古>祖先
5. 原先的东西
6. 前身
7. 先辈
8. 【农】前作
9. 【数】前趋
10. 被替代的事物
11. 前人

英英释义

Noun:

1. one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

2. something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The Yunxian Man fossil skull is believed by scientists to belong to homo erectus, a predecessor of homo sapiens that walked on their two legs with an upright body posture.
   科学家们认为袁县人属于直立人，是靠两条腿直立行走的智力人的祖先。
2. Recently unearthed fossils trace whales to a doglike predecessor of hoofed plant-eaters, and genetic analysis has identified hippos as whales' closest living relatives.
   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。
3. He undid most of the good work of his predecessor.
   他把前任的大部分业绩毁掉了。
4. 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。
5. My prest car is much better than its predecessor .
   我现在的汽车比原来的那辆好得多。
6. The subsequent model is a reflection of its predecessor in design.
   后来的模型酷似先前的设计。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. 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. 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？

经典引文

• Eadmer's immediate predecessor in the see of St. Andrews was Turgot.

  出自： G. L. Craik

• Nicholas II..travelled more than any of his predecessors.

  出自： A. N. Wilson

词汇搭配

• immediate predecessor 直前仟,直接先趋块,...
• predecessor function 前趋函数
• region predecessor block 区域前趋块
• predecessor auditor 前任审计员
• predecessor block 先行块,前驱块...
• predecessor list [计] 前趋表
• predecessor set 前趋集合
• predecessor organization 前身组织
• allowed predecessor 容许前置符
• logical predecessor 逻辑前趋
• predecessor matrix 前趋矩阵

近反义词

【近义词】

• forerunner 先驱
• ancestor 祖宗
• antecedent 前情
• leader 领袖
• precursor 先驱
• prototype 原型
• forefather 祖先
• parent 父母
• harbinger 先驱
• herald 使者

【反义词】

• successor 接班人