Succeeded
“succeed in doing” 指做成某事;“succeed someone as …” 指接替职位。形容词性用法较少,多在完成时或被动句中出现,如 “The plan succeeded.”(计划成功了。)
- “She succeeded in passing the exam on her second try.” (她第二次考试终于通过了。)
- “He succeeded his father as chair of the board.” (他接替父亲出任董事会主席。)
- “The startup succeeded where larger rivals failed.” (这家初创企业在巨头失败之处取得了成功。)
“succeed” 来自拉丁语 succedere(sub- 在下 + cedere 走),原义“接续、跟上”,后引申为“成功、继承”。
suc-(下、后)+ ceed(走,同 proceed)+ -ed;名词 success,形容词 successful。
传记 “He succeeded against the odds” 强调逆境成功;王室 “succeeded to the throne” 指继承王位;职场 “succeeded the outgoing CEO” 报道人事更迭。
- 固定搭配: “succeeded in” (成功做), “succeeded to” (继承), “succeeded where” (在……之处成功)
success 是成功,succeed 是动词“成功”,succeeded 是已经成功的过去式。
“The team succeeded after months of late-night practice.” (团队经过数月深夜训练后终于成功了。)