predecessor

名词 predecessor:

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

1. He undid most of the good work of his predecessor.
   他把前任的大部分业绩毁掉了。
2. 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。

pred.e.ces.sor

n.（名词）
One who precedes another in time, especially in holding an office or a position.
前任：尤指先于另一人拥有同一职务或职位的人
Something that has been succeeded by another:
原有事物，前身：由另一东西接替的东西：
例句：
The new building is more spacious than its predecessor.
这一新建筑比原先的更宽敞

Archaic An ancestor; a forebear.
【古语】 祖先；祖辈

来源：
Middle English predecessoure
中古英语 predecessoure
from Old French predecesseur
源自 古法语 predecesseur
from Late Latin praedôcessor
源自 后期拉丁语 praedôcessor
Latin prae- [pre-]
拉丁语 prae- [前缀，表.先于.]
Latin dôcessor [a retiring magistrate] from dôcessus [past participle of] dôcôdere [to depart] dô- [away] * see de- côdere [to go] * see ked-
拉丁语 dôcessor [退休的行政司法长官] 源自 dôcessus [] dôcôdere的过去分词 [离开] dô- [离开] *参见 de- côdere [走] *参见 ked-