understudy
🇺🇸
/ˈʌndərstʌdi/
🇬🇧
/ˈʌndəstʌdi/
noun
R
A person who is trained to take over the role of another person in a performance, in case the original person is unable to perform.
She was the understudy for the lead role in the play.
她在剧中擔任主角的替角。
verb
R
To be trained to take over the role of another person in a performance, in case the original person is unable to perform.
He has been understudying the lead role for the past three months.
過去三個月他一直在擔任主角的替角。
translation
候補演員
擔任候補
詞形變化
Plural
understudies
Progressive
understudying
Past
understudied
3rd Present
understudies
Perfect
understudied