Vicarious
[vɪ'keərɪəs;vaɪ-] or [vaɪ'kɛrɪəs]
解释:
(adj.) suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another; 'vicarious atonement' .
(adj.) occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function; 'vicarious menstruation' .
(adj.) experienced at secondhand; 'read about mountain climbing and felt vicarious excitement' .
手打:鲁迪--From WordNet
解释:
(prep.) Of or pertaining to a vicar, substitute, or deputy; deputed; delegated; as, vicarious power or authority.
(prep.) Acting of suffering for another; as, a vicarious agent or officer.
(prep.) Performed of suffered in the place of another; substituted; as, a vicarious sacrifice; vicarious punishment.
(prep.) Acting as a substitute; -- said of abnormal action which replaces a suppressed normal function; as, vicarious hemorrhage replacing menstruation.
校对:蒂米
同义词及近义词:
a. [1]. Deputed, delegated, commissioned.[2]. Substituted.
吉塞尔编辑
同义词及反义词:
SYN:Substitutive, deputed, delegated, representative, procuratorial
ANT:Personal, self-performed
编辑:耶鲁
例句:
- Watch the crowds in front of a bulletin board, finding a vicarious excitement and an abstract relief from the monotony of their own lives. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
- An aristocracy flourishes where the people find a vicarious enjoyment in admiring the successes of the ruling class. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
- No such vicarious treatment would suit him, ready as he has always been to share the work where he could give his trust. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
编辑:耶鲁