forerunner

🇬🇧/ˈfɔːrʌnə(r)/ 🇺🇸/ˈfɔːrʌnər/📚 18606 1托福雅思
If you describe a person or thing as the forerunner of someone or something similar, you mean they existed before them and either influenced their development. 先驱; 前身; 前兆

noun [专属名词]先驱;先驱者;预兆

This table was the forerunner of the modern table.
这张桌子是现代桌子的前身。

fore(在前面) + runner(跑步者) → 跑在前面的人 → 先驱者
单词造句:
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...a machine which, in some respects, was the forerunner of the modern helicopter. …一台在某些方面是现代直升飞机的前身的机器。
As the forerunner, "United 93" will take most of the heat, whether it deserves it or not. 作为先驱,无论是否值得,“93号曼联”都将承受大部分的压力。
The Garmin Forerunner 410 looks like a regular watch. 佳明先驱410看上去就像一个普通的手表。