Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #4183
predecessor
前任；前人
核心释义
The person who held a job or position before another person.
- 1.
先行者；在任何状态、职位、职务等方面先于他人的人；在职务或职位上为后者所接替的人。
One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.
- 2.
在时间上先于你的人(如担任职务或职位)
one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)
- 3.
先于当前(或后来)型号的机械或设备模型或类型；通常指较早的过时型号。
A model or type of machinery or device which precedes the current (or later) one. Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model.
- 4.
先于某物或某人出现并预示其到来的事物
something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
- 5.
存在有向路径通往另一顶点的顶点。
A vertex having a directed path to another vertex
旧型号；前代产品；前兆；先兆；前驱顶点；前驱节点；先行者；在任何状态、职位、职务等方面先于他人的人；在职务或职位上为后者所接替的人。；在时间上先于你的人(如担任职务或职位)
用法In use
My predecessor left detailed notes for me.
用法提示：predecessor 指代之前担任该职位的人，是名词单数形式
This building was constructed on the site of its predecessor.
用法提示：predecessor 指之前的建筑或事物，使用单数形式
The new model is significantly faster than its predecessor.
用法提示：predecessor 指前一代产品，单数形式
[possessive] predecessor
所有格+predecessor表示某人的前任。
My predecessor left me a detailed report.
我的前任给我留了一份详细的报告。
predecessor in [role/position]
表示在某个职位上的前任。
She is the predecessor in the role of CEO.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- immediate predecessor
- 直接前任
- My immediate predecessor was promoted to a higher position.我的直接前任被提升到了更高的职位。
- direct predecessor
- 直接前任
- This policy was introduced by her direct predecessor.这项政策是由她的直接前任引入的。
- predecessor in office
- 职位上的前任
- He inherited many problems from his predecessor in office.他从他的职位上的前任那里继承了许多问题。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- step into the shoes of one's predecessor
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
『pre』前 + 『decessor』离去者 → 前任就是先前离开的人。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域: 中性; 典型语境: 职场、历史讨论; 注意: 通常用于正式或中性语境，多指职位或机构的前任或前身。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，复数形式为 predecessors。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the '-or' ending but do not rhyme with 'predecessor'. 'Predecessor' and 'successor' have similar endings but different stress patterns; others have different vowel sounds.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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