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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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