
好词典

源自拉丁语 'successor',由 'sub-'(在...之后)和 'cedere'(走)组成,字面意思是'跟随者'。
❶ 指接替某人职位或地位的人,通常是在前任离职、退休或去世后正式继任的人。
“The company has announced a new CEO as the successor to Mr. Johnson.”
(公司已宣布新任CEO接替约翰逊先生的职位。)
“After the king's death, his eldest son became the successor to the throne.”
(国王去世后,他的长子继承了王位。)
legal successor — 法律上的继承人,指依法有权继承财产、权利或职位的人。
“The court will determine the legal successor to the estate.”
(法院将确定该遗产的法定继承人。)
successor in title — 权利继受人,指通过法律程序获得某项权利或财产所有权的人。
“The new owner is the successor in title to the previous landlord.”
(新业主是前任房东的权利继受人。)