| 单词 | substitution |
| 释义 | substitution (once / 1757 pages) n The noun substitution refers to the act of replacing one thing with another. Your football coach might make a substitution by sending you onto the field to take over for a player who is tired or injured. Substitution comes from the Middle French word of the same spelling, meaning "a putting in place of another." You might notice that substitution contains the root word substitute, and that's a good way to remember the meaning of the word. In school, a substitute is a temporary teacher who fills in when your regular teacher is out — in other words, a substitution has been made until your teacher returns. WORD FAMILYsubstitution: substitutions+/substitutable: substitutability/substitute: substitutable, substituted, substitutes, substituting, substitution USAGE EXAMPLESAfter losses, some mutter, questioning plays and substitutions. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) The deletion/substitution area is indicated with a grey box in the chromatograms. Nature(Dec 13, 2016) Looking for a present for somebody who’s suspicious of exotic substitutions in their baked goods? Slate(Dec 13, 2016) 1n the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help" Syn|Hypo|Hyper commutation, exchange replacement, replacing the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another subrogation(law) the act of substituting of one creditor for another ablactation, weaningthe act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal novation(law) the replacement of one obligation by another by mutual agreement of both parties; usually the replacement of one of the original parties to a contract with the consent of the remaining party pitching changereplacing a pitcher in baseball supersedure, supersessionact of replacing one person or thing by another especially one held to be superior displacement, supplantingact of taking the place of another especially using underhanded tactics change the action of changing something 2n an event in which one thing is substituted for another Syn|Hyper permutation, replacement, switch, transposition fluctuation, variation an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change |
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