| 单词 | vicarious |
| 释义 | vicarious (once / 4412 pages) adj If something is vicarious, it delivers a feeling or experience from someone else. If your child becomes a big star, you might have a vicarious experience of celebrity. Vicarious comes from the Latin work vicarius, which means substitute. If you have vicarious enjoyment, you have a second hand thrill. You might get vicarious thrills of adventure by reading your friend's letters from overseas. If you're mad at your wife but you take it out on your dog, that's vicarious punishment. Vicarious can also be used as a medical term meaning "occurring in an unexpected part of body." WORD FAMILYvicarious: vicariously USAGE EXAMPLESAt times, Susan appears tortured by the vicarious anger it seems to express and also titillated by it. Washington Post(Nov 17, 2016) Those who voted for Trump are living in a state of vicarious narcissism. The Guardian(Nov 12, 2016) I got a vicarious thrill from recipes that seemed just beyond my skill level. Wall Street Journal(Nov 08, 2016) 1adj experienced at secondhand read about mountain climbing and felt vicarious excitement Syn secondary being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate 2adj suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another vicarious atonement Syn exchangeable suitable to be exchanged 3adj occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function vicarious menstruation Syn abnormal, unnatural not normal; not typical or usual or regular or conforming to a norm |
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