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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AIによる解説
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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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。
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。
Pronunciation data from ipa-dict (MIT License) based on cmudict-ipa by @lingz