predecessor

predecessor — noun

1. the person in a job before the present holder, or an older form of something tha

1.名詞C2
釋義

the person in a job before the present holder, or an older form of something that a newer one later replaced.

例句

Mayor Chen thanked her predecessor for starting the new bridge project.

possessive + predecessor for earlier office holder

The latest printer jams less often than its predecessor.

comparison with an earlier model

同義詞
  • forerunner

    often stresses an earlier form that helps lead to what comes later

  • precursor

    more formal; usually used for things, events, or signs rather than office holders

  • ancestor

    used for family lines, species, or older cultures, not usually for a previous person in a job

反義詞
  • successor

    the person or thing that comes after

文法句型

someone's predecessor

the predecessor of/to something

predecessor in office

用法筆記

Often used in formal writing, news, business, and politics. For people, English commonly uses a possessive or role phrase such as 'her predecessor' or 'his predecessor in office'; for products, systems, and governments, it often appears in comparisons with a newer version.

常見錯誤

❌The predecessor week was very busy.
✅The previous week was very busy.
💡'predecessor' is a noun, not an adjective before another noun.
❌My predecessor came to Taiwan two hundred years ago.
✅My ancestor came to Taiwan two hundred years ago.
💡'predecessor' means an earlier holder or earlier form, not simply a family member from long ago.