succession
UK/sək'seʃən/US/sәk'seʃәn/
IELTS四级六级考研A2
释义
n.
A number of people or things following one after another
一连串,接连
n.
The process of inheriting a title, office, or property
继承,继任,继位
词根拆分
词根派生suc-(sub-,紧接着)+ cess(走)+ -ion = 「紧接着上来」。事物一个接一个(a succession of events),或一人接替另一人(line of succession 继承顺序)。对应 succeed 的「接续」分支的名词。
词根 ced 还连着 90 个词常用搭配
- 1.in succession接连地,依次
- 2.line of succession继承顺序
- 3.succession of events一系列事件
- 4.succession planning继任规划
例句
- 1.
The team won four games in succession.
这支队伍连赢了四场比赛。
- 2.
Rules of royal succession determine who becomes king.
王室继承规则决定由谁继位。