
好词典

源自拉丁语 praedecessor,由 prae-(在前)和 decessor(离开者)组成,14世纪进入英语。
❶ 指在某个职位、角色或位置上之前的人或事物,通常用于比较或描述历史延续性。
“The new manager made changes that were very different from his predecessors.”
(新经理做出的改变与他的前任们截然不同。)
“Modern computers are much faster than their predecessors from the 1990s.”
(现代计算机比上世纪90年代的旧款快得多。)
follow in the footsteps of one's predecessors — 指延续前人的做法或传统,常用于描述继承事业或遵循既有模式。
“The young king vowed to follow in the footsteps of his noble predecessors.”
(年轻的国王发誓要追随他那些高尚先王的脚步。)