[よれつ, yoretsu] (n) ancestor's meritorious deeds; the evil effects of the lives of our predecessors [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Predecessor \Pred`e*ces"sor\ (?; 277), n. [L. praedecessor; prae
before + decessor one who withdraws from the province he has
governed, a retiring officer (with reference to his
successor), a predecessor, fr. decedere: cf. F.
pr['e]d['e]cesseur. See {Decease}.]
One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state,
position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes
after, in any office or position.
[1913 Webster]
A prince who was as watchful as his predecessor had
been over the interests of the state. --Prescott.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
predecessor
n 1: one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or
office)
2: something that precedes and indicates the approach of
something or someone [syn: {harbinger}, {forerunner},
{predecessor}, {herald}, {precursor}]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย