单词 | supersede |
释义 | supersede —supersedable, adj. —superseder, n. /sooh'peuhr seed"/, v.t., superseded, superseding. 1. to replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc., as by another person or thing. 2. to set aside or cause to be set aside as void, useless, or obsolete, usually in favor of something mentioned; make obsolete: They superseded the old statute with a new one. 3. to succeed to the position, function, office, etc., of; supplant. [1485-95; < L supersedere to sit above or upon, forbear, equiv. to super- SUPER- + sedere to SIT1] Syn. 1. See replace. 2. void, overrule, annul, revoke, rescind. |
随便看 |
英语词典包含168451条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。