substitute

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈsɐbstɪtjʉːt/|/ˈsɐbstɪt͡ʃʉːt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.
    — Ladies [in William Shakespeare's age], again, universally wore masks as the sole substitute known to our ancestors for the modern parasol; a fact, perhaps, not generally known.
  2. A substitute teacher.
  3. A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.
    — Dean Whitehead opened the scoring shortly after the break with a low finish and substitute Peter Crouch sealed the win with a tap-in.
  4. One who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript. historical
  5. Abbreviation of substitute good. abbreviation,alt-of
动词 v.
  1. To use in place of something else, with the same function. transitive
    — I had no shallots so I substituted onion.
  2. To use X in place of Y. transitive
    — I had to substitute new parts for the old ones.
  3. To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y. transitive
    — I had to substitute old parts with the new ones.
  4. To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place. transitive
    — He was playing poorly and was substituted after twenty minutes
  5. To serve as a replacement (for someone or something). intransitive
    — Accumulation of wealth by this route may substitute for personal saving.

词形变化

substitutes present,singular,third-person substituting participle,present substituted participle,past substituted past substitutes plural

词源

词源 1
From Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, past participle of substituō, from sub- (“under; beneath”) + statuō (“to put up; establish”).
词源 2
From Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, past participle of substituō, from sub- (“under; beneath”) + statuō (“to put up; establish”).
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