surrogate

英 ['sʌrəgət] 美 ['sʌrəɡɪt]
  • n. 代理;代用品;遗嘱检验法官
  • vt. 代理;指定某人为自己的代理人
  • adj. 代理的;替代的

助记提示


1. sub- => sur- "in the place of, instead of" + rog- "ask for, propose" + -ate.
2. => Etymologically someone who has been "asked for" to take the place of another.
3. => nominate or propose an alternative candidate.

双语例句


1. Leningrad was the third alien city to offer him a surrogate home.
列宁格勒是他在异地安家的第三个外国城市。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Arms control should not be made into a surrogate for peace.
武器控制不应该用来替代和平。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Martin had become Howard Cosell's surrogate son.
马丁代为当起了霍华德·科塞尔的儿子。

来自柯林斯例句

4. She saw him as a sort of surrogate father.
在她心目中,他仿佛是能替代父亲角色的人。

来自《权威词典》

5. The cat acted as a surrogate mum to the chicks.
这只貓当起了小鸡的妈妈来.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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