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12. ced, ceed, cess [L]=

Accepted Answer

to go 走
ced，ceed，cess 是同源异形根，来自拉丁动词cedere，意为to go（走）。其中，ced 是不定
式词干；ceed 是ced 在英语中的音变形式，它在英语中只有proceed，succeed 和exceed 三
个原生派生词；cess 是动名词词干，用来组成与某些动词相应的名词或形容词。

antecedent [ante-=before 在……前；ced=to go 走；-ent a.=-ing……的→] a. going before 先行
的，居先的：The Ming Dynasty was antecedent to the Ching Dynasty.明朝在清朝之前。

▽antecedence [ante-;ced;-ence n.] n.先行；居先

antecessor [ante-=before 前；cess=to go 走；-or n.=person 人→] n. person who goes before the
others 先行者；先驱者：antecessors of the times 时代的先行者
proceed [pro-=forward 向前；ceed=to go 行走→] v.① go forward 前进，进行：The talk proceeded
in a friendly atmosphere.会谈在友好的气氛中进行。② go forward after a stop, or continue 继
续：Let's proceed to the next item on the agenda.让我们进入下一项议程。

▽proceeding [proceed;-ing n.] n.程序；[复数] 会议记录

procedure [pro-=forward 向前；ced=to go 行走；-ure n.=the manner 表方式→“the manner of
going forward 前行的方式”→] n. course of action 过程，程序：legal procedure 法律程序

▽procedural [procedur(e);-al a.] a.过程的，程序的

process [pro-=forward 向前；cess=to go→going 行走→“going forward 前进运动”→] n. forward
movement 过程，进程：the process of history 历史的进程

▽procession [pro-;cess;-ion n.] n.队伍行进；行列

succeed [suc-(sub-)=from under 自下而上；ceed=to go 行走→“to go from under（to a higher
position）上升到较高位置”→] v.① take the place previously occupied 继承，接替：A new
cabinet succeeded the old one.新内阁接任了。②reach one's aim 成功，成就：He succeeded in
everything.他事事如意。

▽succession [succeed①的对应名词] n.继承；连续
successive [succeed①的对应形容词] a.相继的；连续的
success [succeed②的对应名词] n.成就；成功

accede [ac-(ad-)=to 到；ced=to go 走；-e→“to go to an office 走马上任”→] v. enter upon an
office 就职：The prince acceded to the throne and became the monarch.王子即位成了国君。

▽accession [ac-(ad-);cess;-ion n.] n.就职

access [ac-(ad-)=to 到；cess=to go 走→“going to some place 走到某处”→] n. approach 接近；
进入：a place difficult of access 难以进入的地方

▽accessible [ac-(ad-);cess;-ible a.] a.可进去的；易接近的

exceed [ex-=out, beyond 外；ceed=to go 行走→“to go beyond 走出界”→] v. surpass 超出：
This month's income exceeds last month's.本月收入超过上月。

▽excess [ex-;cess] n.过分；过剩
excessive [ex-;cess;-ive a.] a.过多的；过分的；极度的

precede [pre-=before 前；ced=to go 行走；-e→] v. go before or go in front of 先行；居先：A
precedes B in the alphabet.字母表上A 在B 的前面。

▽precedence [preced(e);-ence n.] n.居先；优先
precedent [preced(e);-ent a.] a.在先的；优先的
precession [pre-;cess;-ion n.] n.向前的运动；先行

recede [re-=backward 向后；ced=to go 走；-e→“to go backward 向后走”→] v. withdraw 后
退：The flood has receded.洪水已退。

▽recession [re-;cess;-ion n.] n.后退
recessive [re-;cess;-ive a.] a.后退的；隐退的
recess [re-;cess] n.休息；休会

secede [se-=apart 分离；ced=to go 走；-e→] v. go apart（from member-ship of an organization）
脱离，退出（团体）：He seceded from the Liberal Party.他退出了自由党。

▽seceder [seced(e);-er n.] n.退出者；退党者；退教者
secession [se-;cess;ion n.] n.脱离；退出

concede [con-=thoroughly 彻底地； ced=to go 走开； -e→ “ thoroughly go away（ from an
opponent）完全离开（对手）”→] v. give up 让步：Many candidates conceded.许多候选人退
让了。

▽concession [con-;cess;-ion n.] n.让步；让与物；租界
concessive [con-;cess;-ive a.] a.让步的

N V Forward Pro =Forward Place Antecedent Ante =Before Proceed