单词 | vicarious |
释义 | vicarious —vicariously, adv. —vicariousness, vicariism, n. /vuy kair"ee euhs, vi-/, adj. 1. performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment. 2. taking the place of another person or thing; acting or serving as a substitute. 3. felt or enjoyed through imagined participation in the experience of others: a vicarious thrill. 4. Physiol. noting or pertaining to a situation in which one organ performs part of the functions normally performed by another. [1630-40; < L vicarius substituting, equiv. to vic(is) (gen.) interchange, alternation (see VICE3), + -arius -ARY; see -OUS] |
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