pre·cur·sor
noun/priˈkɜːsə(r)/
/priˈkɜːrsər/
(formal)- precursor (of/to something) a person or thing that comes before somebody/something similar and that leads to or influences its development
先驱；先锋；前身 - a stringed instrument that was the precursor of the guitar
一种弦乐器，是吉他的前身 - events that were precursors to revolution
革命前兆的事件
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin praecursor, from praecurs- ‘preceded’, from praecurrere, from prae ‘beforehand’ + currere ‘to run’. - a stringed instrument that was the precursor of the guitar