【每日一词】 supersede -/ˌsü-pər-ˈsēd/ vt. 替代,取代
1a: to cause to be set aside
1b: to force out of use as inferior
2: to take the place or position of
3: to displace in favor of another
superseder noun
Synonyms
cut out,displace,displant,relieve,replace,
substitute,supplant
Examples of supersede in a Sentence
Fortunately, the scientific enterprise has its own self-correcting mechanisms that eventually sort things out. Studies that are wrong will be superseded by better studies with different results. Studies that are right will be corroborated by other good studies.
—Harriet Hall, Skeptic, 2007
The ancient human carriers of information and understanding—elders, priests, bards, teachers, and community members—are superseded by a more durable and efficient medium, the printed word.
—M. Rex Miller, The Millennium Matrix, 2004
Upgrading America's too-old, too-slow telephone network, which took about a century to build, is a massive task. But if you believe predictions that the Internet will one day supersede the telephone as the world's primary means of communications, these companies will be road kill if they simply sit by the wayside.
—Bethany McLean, Fortune, 6 Dec. 1999
This edition supersedes the previous one.
Former stars were being superseded by younger actors.
Recent Examples on the Web
In most cases, like at UW-Madison, campus policies do not supersede state law and protesters have a right to not respond to law enforcement.
—Tamia Fowlkes, Journal Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2024
One group’s right to protest does not supersede the right of others to participate in a joyous event.
—Lily Altavena, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2024
In a January superseding indictment, prosecutors claimed that Daibes was working with the government of Qatar, and that Bob Menendez boosted Qatari interests to help Daibes.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2024
My relationships with my parents are really honest and positive, and that supersedes anything anyone can say about it.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 June 2024
