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Supersede V.淘汰,取代 Defer `Sju:Pə'Si:D 英 Force Inferior 记

单词 supersede
音标 [`sju:pə'si:d]
解释 v.淘汰,取代
红宝书 【英】 v.淘汰,取代 (to force out of use as inferior)
【记】 super(在…上面)+sed e(坐)→坐在别人上_ 面→取_代
【例】 Steam locomotives were superceded by diesel(蒸汽机被柴油 机所取代)
字源 supersede (v.)
mid-15c., Scottish, "postpone, defer," from Middle French superceder "desist, delay, defer," from Latin supersedere literally "sit on top of;" also, with ablative, "stay clear of, abstain from, forbear, refrain from," from super "above" (see super-) + sedere "to sit" (see sedentary). Meaning "displace, replace" first recorded 1640s. Related: Superseded; superseding.
不择手段背单词 v. 淘汰; 取代; 代替
【记】super, sede坐-坐在别人上面-取代
趣味全助记 【记】super + sede 坐;
【相关】sedition 煽动叛乱, preside (前面+坐)主持

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