predecessor
🇺🇸
/ˈpredəsesər/
🇬🇧
/ˈpriːdəsesə(r)/
noun
C1
someone who had your job before you
The new manager changed many rules set by his predecessor.
新经理改变了他的前任制定的许多规则。
R
an older version of something that was replaced
This phone is faster than its predecessor.
这款手机比它的前代产品更快。
translation
前任, 前身
词形变化
Plural
predecessors