时间: 2025-04-24 10:29:08
美: ['sʌbstɪtut]
英: ['sʌbstɪtjuːt]
n. 代用品;代替者
vi. 替代
vt. 代替
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词源分析:substitute 源于拉丁语 "substituere",其中 "sub-" 意为“在下面”或“替代”,"statuere" 意为“放置”或“建立”。因此,整体意义为“放在下面或代替”。
历史背景:该词首次出现在14世纪,最早的用法涉及到替代某种事物或角色,尤其是在商业和法律文书中。
课本:substitute 可能出现在*的英语教材中,适合初中及高中生学。美国和牛津的教材中,可能在中学英语及大学英语课程中出现。
正式与非正式语境:
特殊场合:在法律领域,常常会提到 "substitute plaintiff"(替代原告),在科学领域,可能会讨论 "substituting ingredients in a recipe"(在食谱中替代成分)。
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通过以上分析,学*者可以更全面地理解和运用“substitute”这个词汇。在不同的上下文中,它可以有多种使用方式和意义,掌握这些可以提升英语沟通的灵活性和准确性。
[V-T/V-I] If you substitute one thing for another, or if one thing substitutes for another, it takes the place or performs the function of the other thing. 以…代替; 代替
例:They were substituting violence for dialogue.他们那时在以暴力代替对话。
例:He was substituting for the injured William Wales.他那时在代替受伤的威廉·威尔士。
[N-VAR] substitution 代替
例:In my experience a straight substitution of carob for chocolate doesn't work.以我的经验,角豆直接代替巧克力不会奏效。
[N-COUNT] A substitute is something that you have or use instead of something else. 替代者
例:She is seeking a substitute for the very man whose departure made her cry.他在寻找一个男人的替代者,这个男人的离去曾使她伤心落泪。
[N-COUNT] If you say that one thing is no substitute for another, you mean that it does not have certain desirable features that the other thing has, and is therefore unsatisfactory. If you say that there is no substitute for something, you mean that it is the only thing which is really satisfactory. 可替代者
例:The printed word is no substitute for personal discussion with a great thinker.印刷字无法替代与伟大思想家的当面交流。
[N-COUNT] In team games such as football, a substitute is a player who is brought into a game to replace another player. 替补队员
例:Jefferson entered as a substitute in the 60th minute.杰斐逊在第60分钟时作为替补队员上了场。