successor

IPA/səkˈsesə(r)/
KK[səksˈɛsɚ]IPA/səkˈsesər/

successor — 名詞

  • successorsingular
  • successorsplural

1. A person who is chosen to take over an official role, job, or position after the

1.名詞B2
釋義

接任者

接替他人職務或位置的人

A person who is chosen to take over an official role, job, or position after the previous person has left. The word can also describe a product, machine, or system that replaces an earlier version.

例句

The board of directors named Soraya as Chen's successor after her thirty years as CEO.

董事會任命 Soraya 接替 Chen，擔任她做了三十年的執行長一職。

passive: 'named [person] as [possessive] successor'

When the museum director retired, her successor brought a fresh approach to the exhibitions.

美術館館長退休後，她的接任者為展覽帶來了全新的做法。

preposition: 'successor + pronoun + verb' describing transition

常見搭配
  • appoint a successor
  • name a successor
  • choose a successor
  • designate a successor
  • natural successor
  • immediate successor
  • likely successor
  • worthy successor
  • successor to the throne
  • successor to the position
同義詞
  • heir

    limited to inheriting a title, property, or family role; less common for appointed jobs

  • replacement

    more neutral and can be temporary; does not imply an official or planned handover

  • inheritor

    focuses on receiving a legacy or tradition, not necessarily a formal position

  • substitute

    often short-term or acting; not the permanent next person in line

反義詞
  • predecessor

    the person who held the position before the current office-holder

  • forerunner

    earlier person or thing that paved the way; less formal than 'predecessor'

文法句型

[possessive] successor

successor to [position/person]

用法筆記

Commonly paired with a possessive (his/her/their successor) or the preposition 'to' (successor to the throne). When referring to things, the adjective 'worthy' is a frequent modifier (a worthy successor).

常見錯誤

The new manager is the predecessor of the old one.
The new manager is the successor of the old one.
'Predecessor' is the person who came before; 'successor' is the person who comes after.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • name someone as successor
  • appoint a successor
  • choose a successor

介系詞搭配

  • successor to
  • successor of