tiền nhiệm
Definition
Noun:
- Predecessor: A person who held a job, office, or position before the current holder. It refers to the one who came earlier in a specific role or sequence.
Adjective (Attributive):
- Predecessor, Former, Preceding: Used before a noun to describe a person who previously held a specific role, or to describe the role/term itself that came before the current one. For example, "the predecessor president."
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Ông ấy là tiền nhiệm của tôi tại công ty này. (He is my predecessor at this company.)
- Tân giám đốc đã học hỏi nhiều từ vị tiền nhiệm. (The new director learned a lot from his predecessor.)
Adjective:
- Tổng thống tiền nhiệm đã đưa ra chính sách quan trọng. (The predecessor president introduced an important policy.)
- Nhiệm kỳ tiền nhiệm kết thúc vào năm ngoái. (The predecessor term ended last year.)
Advanced Usage
- The word is formal and is primarily used in official, political, or organizational contexts to discuss lineage in positions of authority or responsibility.
- It is often used in contrast with "hậu nhiệm" (successor).
Variants and Related Words
- Hậu nhiệm (n): Successor; the person who holds a position after the current holder.
- Ngài hậu nhiệm sẽ tiếp quản công việc vào tháng tới. (The successor will take over the work next month.)
Synonyms
- Predecessor: One who preceded another in a position.
- Forerunner: One that precedes, but can imply paving the way.
- Former office-holder: A more descriptive synonym.
Antonyms
- Hậu nhiệm: Successor.
- Kế nhiệm: Successor (to succeed to a position).