Predecessor
[ 'prɛdəsɛsɚ ]
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n. 前任，前辈;原有事物，前身;<古>祖先;
💡 词根助记
pre 前 + decess 消逝，死 + or表示人 → n. 前任,前辈;(被取代的)原有事物,前身
📝 例句
The new governor dismissed the staff that served his predecessor.
新州长将前任州长的职员全部解雇.
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“怕惹的神色”:他一见前辈就一副怕惹的神色
※ pre-前缀“在…前”,de-拼音“的”,cess-词根“走”,or-拼音“人”:在前面走的人→前辈
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-ced-表示“走”
常见变体有-ceed-
📖 牛津释义
predecessor
n
1 person who held an office or position before sb else （职务或职位的）前任者
The decision was made by my predecessor. 那一决定是我的前任作出的.
2 thing that has been followed or replaced by sth else 被接继或被取代的事物
Will the new plan be any more acceptable than its predecessors? 新计画比原先的计画更能令人满意吗? Cf 参看 successor.
🎯 考研助记
铺里的赊先生(谐音):是 前辈 pre(前面)+de(的)+cess(走)+or(人):前面的走路人- 前辈 网友：shanghai 补充：
🔁 扩展释义
*[,predi'sesә]n. 前任, 先辈, 前身【医】 初牙, 前辈, 祖先
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「博士」词汇
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Yes. I suggest taking a lot of vinegar.
是的。我建议多带些醋。
There had been fuel on the ship, but this did not appear to have caused the fire, and little smoke was produced.
很显然，船舱里已经发生了一场烈火，但是船舱内壁却完好无损。船上存放着汽油，但火灾似乎不是它引起的，因为没有冒出什么烟来。
One moment we were walking along the top of a hill and now we could see no more than about thirty metres ahead of us.
一时间我们还在山顶上行走，而现在30公尺开外的地方我们都看不清了。