predecessor

复数：predecessors

1. [C]前任，前辈 person who held an office or position before sb else
2. [C](被取代的)原有事物，前身 thing that has been followed or replaced by sth else

predecessor company被接管公司

1. The Yunxian Man fossil skull is believed by scientists to belong to homo erectus, a predecessor of homo sapiens that walked on their two legs with an upright body posture.
   科学家们认为袁县人属于直立人，是靠两条腿直立行走的智力人的祖先。
2. Recently unearthed fossils trace whales to a doglike predecessor of hoofed plant-eaters, and genetic analysis has identified hippos as whales' closest living relatives.
   最近出土的化石使鲸的祖先可追溯到一种有蹄外形像狗的植食动物，而且基因分析证实了现存动物中河马是鲸的近亲。
3. He undid most of the good work of his predecessor.
   他把前任的大部分业绩毁掉了。
4. Our new doctor is much younger than his predecessor.
   我们新来的医生比他的前任年轻许多。
5. My prest car is much better than its predecessor .
   我现在的汽车比原来的那辆好得多。
6. The subsequent model is a reflection of its predecessor in design.
   后来的模型酷似先前的设计。