"one who comes after," late 13c., from Anglo-French successor and Old French successour "successor, heir" (12c., Modern French successeur), from Latin successor "follower, successor," agent noun from past participle stem of succedere "to come after" (see succeed).
雙語例句
1. When the chairman of Campbell's retired, McGovern was named as his successor.
坎貝爾公司的總裁退休后，麥戈文被選定為繼任者。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He was generous enough to congratulate his successor on his decision.
他十分大度地祝賀他的繼任者做出了決定。
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3. He had bowed out gracefully when his successor had been appointed.
他在繼任者被任命后體面地引退了。
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4. He bequeaths his successor an economy that is doing quite well.
他給繼任者留下了發展勢頭非常不錯的經濟。
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5. The President's designated successor is his son.