predecessor
英検準1級前任者・前身
意味
- 2前任者;前のもの
例文
His background parallels that of his predecessor.
彼の経歴は前任者のそれに匹敵する。
His humble background parallels that of his predecessor.
彼の庶民的な経歴は前任者のそれと似ている。
We like the present headmaster better than his predecessor.
私たちは前の校長先生よりも今度の校長先生のほうが好きです。
語源
英語の原文（Wiktionary）
From Middle English predecessour, from Old French predecesseor (“forebear”), from Late Latin praedēcessor, from Latin prae- (“pre-”) + Latin dēcessor (“retiring officer”), from Latin dēcēdō (“to retire, to die”) (English decease).