He nominated David Rowland as his successor.是什么意思？

He nominated David Rowland as his successor.

他任命大卫·罗兰为他的继承者.

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

nominated

v. 提名…为候选人( nominate的过去式和过去分词 )，任命，挑选，指定（时间、日期、名称等）；

例句
He has been nominated three times for the Oscar but has yet to win.
他已经3次获奥斯卡提名，但从未获奖。

David

n. 大卫；

例句
...the prominent naturalist and broadcaster, Sir David Attenborough.
著名的博物学家兼主持人戴维·阿滕伯勒爵士

Rowland

罗兰；

例句
David Rowland is almost certain to succeed him as chairman on January 1...
戴维·罗兰将在 1 月 1 日接替他任主席几乎已成定局。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

successor

n. 接替的人或事物，继承人，继任者；

例句
He bequeaths his successor an economy that is doing quite well...
他给继任者留下了发展势头非常不错的经济。