Word · Frequency #3569
successor
接替者；继任者；接班人
核心释义
a person or thing that comes after another and takes its place
- 1.
紧接着另一个担任职务或头衔的人或事物。
A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.
- 2.
紧随其后的人
a person who follows next in order
- 3.
继承顺序中的下一位继承人。
The next heir in order or succession.
- 4.
替代物或替代者
a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone
- 5.
继承头衔或职务的人。
A person who inherits a title or office.
- 6.
继承某个头衔或职位的人
a person who inherits some title or office
- 7.
紧跟在另一个整数、序数或基数之后的数。
The integer, ordinal number or cardinal number immediately following another.
继承人；继承者；嗣位者；后继数；紧接其后的数；紧接着另一个担任职务或头衔的人或事物。；紧随其后的人；继承顺序中的下一位继承人。
用法In use
The board has already chosen a successor for the retiring CEO.
用法提示：successor 是名词，指接替退休 CEO 职位的人。
She is widely seen as the natural successor to the founder of the company.
用法提示：successor 作名词，表示接替职位或地位的人。
The new model is the successor to last year's popular smartphone.
用法提示：successor 作名词，指接替旧产品的新产品。
he was President Lincoln's successor
successor to [sb/sth]
表示继承某人的位置或某物，常用介词to。
She was named the successor to the throne.
她被指定为王位的继承者。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- appoint a successor
- 任命继承人
- The board will appoint a successor to the retiring CEO.董事会将任命一位继承人来接替即将退休的首席执行官。
- immediate successor
- 直接继任者
- Her immediate successor faced many challenges.她的直接继任者面临许多挑战。
- worthy successor
- 值得的继承者
- He proved to be a worthy successor to the founder.他证明了自己是创始人的合格继承者。
- successor to the throne
- 王位继承人
- The prince is the rightful successor to the throne.王子是王位的合法继承人。
- potential successor
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想‘success’（成功）和‘or’（人），成功接任的人就是successor。
语境与语域Context & Register
通用中性，常见于正式场合（如法律、商业）
语法说明Grammar Note
successor搭配介词to，表示'……的继承者'
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine sound matches: words ending in -essor with stress on the second syllable (e.g., professor, aggressor) share the same stressed vowel /ɛ/ and ending /sɚ/ as successor. Beware of lookalikes like 'success' (different pronunciation) or words like 'predecessor' which have different stress patterns.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.