单词 | surrogate |
释义 | Word Frequency surrogatenoun (ˈsʌrəɡɪt) 1. a person or thing acting as a substitute 2. mainly British a deputy, such as a member of the clergy appointed to deputize for a bishop in granting marriage licences 3. psychiatry a person who is a substitute for someone else, esp in childhood when different persons, such as a brother or teacher, can act as substitutes for the parents 4. (in some US states) a judge with jurisdiction over the probate of wills, etc 5. (modifier) of, relating to, or acting as a surrogate a surrogate pleasure verb (ˈsʌrəˌɡeɪt) (transitive) 6. to put in another's position as a deputy, substitute, etc 7. to appoint as a successor to oneself Derived forms surrogateship (ˈsurrogateship) noun surrogation (ˌsurroˈgation) noun Word origin C17: from Latin surrogāre to substitute; see subrogate |
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