[VERB 动词]取代,替代(陈旧或令人不满意的事物) If something is superseded by something newer, it is replaced because it has become old-fashioned or unacceptable.
[be V-ed]
[Also V n]
[usu passive]
Hand tools are relics of the past that have now been superseded by the machine.
手工工具是历史的遗物,现在已经被机器所取代。
Oxford
super·sede/ˌsuːpəˈsiːd;ˌsjuːpəˈsiːd; NAmEˌsuːpərˈsiːd/verbsupersedesth/sb [often passive ]to take the place of sth/sb that is considered to be old-fashioned or no longer the best available 取代,替代(已非最佳选择或已过时的事物)◆The theory has been superseded by more recent research.这一理论已为新近的研究所取代。supersedesupersedessupersededsupersedingsuper·sede/ˌsuːpəˈsiːd;ˌsjuːpəˈsiːd; NAmEˌsuːpərˈsiːd/
if a new idea, product, or method supersedes another one, it becomes used instead because it is more modern or effectiveSYN replace: Their map has since been superseded by photographic atlases.
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