successor

後任、後継者

前の人が退いた後、その仕事や地位、称号を引き継ぐ人。

やさしい英語で： A person who takes over a job, position, or title when its previous holder leaves.

• They have chosen her successor.
• The president welcomed his successor to the office.
• Who will be successor to the current king?

使い方： successor to someone (She was chosen as successor to the retiring director.); someone’s successor (His successor will start next month.)

類義語： replacement

反対語： predecessor

よく使う表現： successor to someone, appoint a successor, someone’s successor

相続人、跡継ぎ

持ち主が亡くなったとき、称号や財産を次に受け継ぐ人。

やさしい英語で： The person next in line to receive a title or property when its holder dies.

• Her eldest child is her successor.
• The duke died without a lawful successor.
• They disputed who was the rightful successor to the estate.

使い方： successor to someone/something (The prince is the rightful successor to the throne.)

類義語： heir

よく使う表現： rightful successor, successor to someone, lawful successor