a person who held a job or office before the current holder
前任;前辈
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the new President's foreign policy is very similar to that of his predecessor .新总统的外交政策和前任很相似。
a thing that has been followed or replaced by another
原有事物,前身
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the chapel was built in 1864 on the site of its predecessor .这座教堂是1864年在旧教堂的原址上建起来的。
"late Middle English: from late Latin