vicarious
英[vɪ'keərɪəs;vaɪ-]
美[vaɪ'kɛrɪəs]
- adj. 替代的；代理的；发同感的
英英释意
- 1. experienced at secondhand;
- "read about mountain climbing and felt vicarious excitement"
- 2. occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function;
- "vicarious menstruation"
- 3. suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another;
- "vicarious atonement"