日本語WordNet
one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)
something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
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A person who held a position or office before the current holder; something that has been followed or replaced by another.
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Researchers investigate phenomena as rigorously as their predecessors did, employing sophisticated methodologies advancing knowledge systematically.
研究者は、知識を前進させる洗練された方法論を採用し、前任者が行ったのと同じくらい厳格に現象を調査します。
The thermionic valve was a predecessor to the transistor.
熱電子管はトランジスタの前身だった。
The new model is comparable to its predecessor in performance.
新モデルは性能において前モデルに匹敵する。
His performance compared unfavorably to his predecessor's.
彼の業績は前任者と比べて劣っていた。
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