[字彙] antecessor (n) 前任者

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前面講了一點字根字首的心得 http://sovereignty.pixnet.net/blog/post/27093337 September 15, 2010 Word of the Day antecessor \an-tih-SESS-er\ DEFINITION Noun : one that goes before EXAMPLES Literary critics hailed the first novel as a brilliant and groundbreaking follow-up to famous antecessors in the genre. "The relentless show-biz blitz by Gov. Bill Richardson, and all the movie- and TV-shooting it's brought to our state, will be a big part of his legend…. Before Richardson's initiative, antecessor Dave Cargo was beckoning to Beverly Hills." — From an editorial in the Santa Fe New Mexican, July 25, 2009 DID YOU KNOW? "Antecessor" may remind you of "predecessor," its synonymous and more familiar cousin — and there's a good reason for that. Both words ultimately derive from the Latin verb "cedere," meaning "to go." "Antecessor" ultimately derives from a combination of "cedere" and the Latin prefix "ante-," meaning "before." "Predecessor" traces back to a different Latin prefix, "prae-," which also means "before," combined with "decessor," a "cedere" descendant meaning "retiring governor." "Cedere" has many other descendants in English, including "decease," "necessary," and "succeed." Descendants of both "ante-" and "cedere" include "antecedent," "ancestor," and the verb "antecede," a synonym of "precede." -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 140.112.4.195