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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Kate, I'm sorry about that argument. I apologize for being so angry with you.
凯特，那次争吵我很抱歉。我为跟你发火向你道歉。
They will think that you are the eyes and ears of the manager.
他们会认为，你是经理的耳目。
The wagging dance meant that food was far away.
摇摆舞表示食物在远处。