substitute

英 ['sʌbstɪtjuːt] 美 ['sʌbstɪtut]

解释

※ 提供单词"substitute"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

substitute 代替，替代

sub-,在下，向上，-stit,站立，词源同 stand,institute.即站在下面的，随时准备站上去的，引申词义代替，替代。

substitute: substitute: see statue
substitute (v.): early 15c. (transitive), from Latin substitutus, past participle of substituere "put in place of another" (see substitution). Transitive use is from 1888. Related: Substituted; substituting.
substitute (n.): "one who acts in place of another," early 15c., from Middle French substitut (noun use) and directly from Latin substitutus, past participle of substituere "put in place of another" (see substitution). Military draft sense is from 1777, American English. Team sports sense is from 1849. Of foodstuffs, from 1879. As an adjective from early 15c.

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1. Men fantasise as a substitute for acting out forbidden desires.: 人类通过幻想宣泄压抑的欲望。

2. Reduced-calorie cheese is a great substitute for cream cheese.: 低卡路里干酪是奶油干酪的极佳替代品。

3. Coming on as a substitute, he scored four crucial goals for Cameroon.: 作为替补队员上场的他为喀麦隆队打入了四粒关键进球。