取而代之

• 拼音: qǔ ér dài zhī
• 汉字拆解: 取 = 耳 + 又 (take); 而 = 而 (connective particle); 代 = 亻+ 弋 (replace); 之 = 之 (classical pronoun/particle)

含义

To take the place of; to oust and succeed; to displace something and assume its position. A four-character idiom.

Implies not just replacement but a deliberate seizure or assumption of another's position. Used for technology, social trends, or power transitions. Does not take verbal inflections like 了.

例句

1. 随着数字媒体的崛起，传统纸质报纸逐渐被在线新闻平台取而代之。
2. 他凭借卓越的业绩赢得了董事会信任，最终取而代之成为公司新任首席执行官。
3. 煤炭曾是主要能源，如今正被清洁能源技术逐步取而代之。

用法指南

语境: technology trends, history, business, social change

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 移动支付的普及使传统现金交易在许多场景下迅速被取而代之，深刻改变了人们的日常消费习惯。(The widespread adoption of mobile payment rapidly replaced traditional cash transactions in many contexts, profoundly changing everyday consumption habits.)
• 随着量子计算研究的加速推进，现有的传统加密技术或将在未来数十年内被更先进的量子加密方案取而代之。(As quantum computing research accelerates, existing conventional encryption technology may be supplanted by more advanced quantum encryption solutions within the coming decades.)

错误说法

• 我取而代之了他的位置 — do not use 取而代之了; as a classical idiom it does not take 了 or other verbal inflections; use 他被取而代之 or 取而代之成为…

起源与历史

取 (take) + 而 (and/then) + 代 (replace) + 之 (it/that) — classical: to take it and replace it

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal