predecessor

US /ˈpred.ə.ses.ɚ/
UK /ˈpred.ə.ses.ɚ/
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1.

前任, 前輩

a person who held a job or office before the current holder

:
The new CEO is very different from his predecessor.
新任首席執行官與他的前任大不相同。
She inherited a strong team from her predecessor.
她從前任那裡繼承了一個強大的團隊。
2.

前身, 先行者

a thing that has been followed or replaced by another

:
This model is a significant improvement over its predecessor.
這個模型比它的前身有了顯著改進。
The new software is much faster than its predecessor.
新軟體比其前身快得多。