predecessor
n
1 person who held an office or position before sb else (职务或职位的)前任者
The decision was made by my predecessor. 那一决定是我的前任作出的.
2 thing that has been followed or replaced by sth else 被接继或被取代的事物
Will the new plan be any more acceptable than its predecessors? 新计画比原先的计画更能令人满意吗? Cf 参看 successor.
But he has not promised to give you any of his blood.
但是他并没有答应给你他身上的任何一滴血。
One day she came into my room laughing happily.
有一天,她开心地笑着来到我的房间。
If an unfair law existed, - and there were many that had been passed by the British rulers in India and South Africa - it was the duty of everyone to disobey this law, but without using violence.