知识扩展
易混词辨析
succeeded、achieved、prevailed、inherited
1. succeeded:动词过去式(“succeed” 的过去式),多义:①“成功(做某事)”(如 succeeded in passing the exam 成功通过考试);②“继承(财产 / 职位)”(如 succeeded his father 继承他父亲的职位);
2. achieved:“实现(目标 / 成就)”(如 achieved his goal 实现他的目标、achieved success 获得成功),无 “继承” 含义;
3. prevailed:“获胜(克服困难 / 赢得竞争)”(如 prevailed in the competition 赢得比赛、prevailed against difficulties 克服困难),比 succeeded 更侧重 “战胜对手 / 困难”;
4. inherited:“继承(财产 / 特征)”(如 inherited wealth 继承财富、inherited genes 遗传基因),比 succeeded(继承)更侧重 “被动继承”,succeeded 可指 “主动继承职位”。