surrogate
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/ˈsɜːrəɡət/
🇬🇧
/ˈsʌrəɡət/
acting as a substitute or replacement
A surrogate mother carries a baby for someone else who cannot have a child.
代孕母亲为不能生育的人怀孩子。
a person who takes the place of another in a specific role or function
In the experiment, the scientists used a computer as a surrogate for the human brain.
在实验中,科学家们使用计算机作为人脑的替代品。