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When one thing supersedes another, it takes its place because it is newer or works better. The old one is not just sitting beside it — the old one stops being used.
When one thing supersedes another當一個東西supersede另一個東西時, it takes its place because it is newer or works better它會取代對方的位置，因為它比較新或比較好用. The old one is not just sitting beside it舊的東西不是還留在旁邊而已 — the old one stops being used舊的會停止被使用.
Email superseded the fax machine. This new safety rule supersedes the one from 2019.
Email superseded the fax machineEmail取代了傳真機. This new safety rule supersedes the one from 2019這條新的安全規定取代了2019年的那一條.
The word is formal. It lives in official notices, contracts, manuals, and company announcements: "This document supersedes all previous versions." In ordinary conversation people say replace or take over from. If a student supersede in a email, it will sound stiff.
The word is formal這個詞是正式用語. It lives in official notices, contracts, manuals, and company announcements它常出現在正式通知、合約、手冊和公司公告裡: "This document supersedes all previous versions.""This document supersedes all previous versions."（本文件取代先前所有版本） In ordinary conversation在日常對話裡 people say replace or take over from大家會說replace或take over from. If a student writes supersede in a chatty email如果學生在一封輕鬆的email裡寫supersede, it will sound stiff聽起來會很生硬.
One useful shade: supersede suggests the replacement is an improvement, or at least an official upgrade. Replace is neutral — you replace a broken chair with an identical one. You would not say a new chair supersedes the old one.
One useful shade有一個實用的細微差別: supersede suggests the replacement is an improvement, or at least an official upgradesupersede暗示新的東西是一種改進，或至少是一次正式的升級. Replace is neutralReplace則是中性的 — you replace a broken chair with an identical one你可以用一模一樣的椅子替換一張壞掉的椅子. You would not say a new chair supersedes the old one你不會說一張新椅子supersede了舊椅子.
組成From Latin supersedēre: super "above, over" + sedēre "to sit". Originally it meant to sit above something, and so to leave it alone or put it off — the older English sense was "postpone, refrain from". The modern meaning "replace" appeared around 1642.
同家族的字
- sedentarysame Latin sedēre 'to sit' — sitting a lot
- sessionsame sedēre — a sitting
- residesame sedēre — to sit back, to dwell
- supermarketsame super- 'above, beyond'
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
supersedeverb/ˌsuːpəˈsiːd/
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To take the place of.
- Those older products have been superseded by our new range.
- Then one deep love doth supersede All other, when her ardent gaze Roves from the living brother’s face, And rests upon the Life indeed.
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To displace in favor of itself.
- Modern US culture has superseded the native forms.
supersedenoun/ˌsuːpəˈsiːd/
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An updated newsgroup post that supersedes an earlier version.
- Rogue cancels and supersedes are being issued on a large scale against posters.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。