understudy

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈʌndəstʌdi/    美 /ˈʌndɚstʌdi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A performer who understudies; a standby for a study.
    — For Wynne-Edwards, the role of the outcasts in the welfare of the group is to wait in the wings as understudies, ready to step into the shoes of any territory holder who dies on the main stage of group reproduction.
动词 v.
  1. To study or know a role to such an extent as to be able to replace the normal performer when required. transitive
  2. To act as an understudy (to someone). transitive
  3. To act in a similar manner to some known person. transitive
    — That lean gentleman had apparently understudied Pharaoh of old and hardened his heart.

词形变化

understudies present,singular,third-person understudying participle,present understudied participle,past understudied past understudies plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí
Proto-Indo-European *-ér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér
Proto-Germanic *under
Proto-West Germanic *undar
Old English under-
Middle English under-
English under-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd-
Proto-Italic *studēō
Latin studeō
Latin studiumbor.
Old French estudie
Proto-Italic *-āzi
▲
Latin -ereinflu.
Latin -āre
Old French -er
Old French estudierbor.
Middle English studien
English study
English understudy
From under- + study.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí
Proto-Indo-European *-ér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér
Proto-Germanic *under
Proto-West Germanic *undar
Old English under-
Middle English under-
English under-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew-
Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewd-
Proto-Italic *studēō
Latin studeō
Latin studiumbor.
Old French estudie
Proto-Italic *-āzi
▲
Latin -ereinflu.
Latin -āre
Old French -er
Old French estudierbor.
Middle English studien
English study
English understudy
From under- + study.
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