surrogate

🇺🇸 /ˈsɜːrəɡət/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsʌrəɡət/
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難度
標籤 TOP10000
adjective
R

acting as a substitute or replacement

A surrogate mother carries a baby for someone else who cannot have a child.

代理孕母為不能生育的人懷孩子。

noun
R

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.

在實驗中,科學家們使用電腦作為人腦的替代品。

translation

adj. 替代的
n. 代理人

詞形變化

Plural surrogates