| 释义 |
ersatz
er·satz E0202700 (ĕr′zäts′, ĕr-zäts′)adj.1. Being a usually inferior imitation or substitute; artificial: ersatz coffee made of chicory.2. Not genuine; fake: "Popularity was an intoxicant ... reporters began to ask for interviews and I gave them in an ersatz accent" (Maya Angelou).
[German, replacement, from ersetzen, to replace, from Old High German irsezzan : ir-, out; see ud- in Indo-European roots + sezzan, to set; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]
er′satz′ n.ersatz (ˈɛəzæts; ˈɜː-) adjmade in imitation of some natural or genuine product; artificialnan ersatz substance or article[C20: German, from ersetzen to substitute]er•satz (ˈɛr zɑts, -sɑts, ɛrˈzɑts, -ˈsɑts)
adj. 1. serving as a substitute; synthetic; artificial: ersatz coffee made from grain. n. 2. an artificial substitute for something natural or genuine. [1870–75; < German Ersatz a substitute (derivative of ersetzen to replace)] ersatzA German word meaning substitute, used to describe something artificial or imitation.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | ersatz - an artificial or inferior substitute or imitationsubstitute, replacement - a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another | | Adj. | 1. | ersatz - artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee"substituteartificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners" |
ersatzadjective artificial, substitute, pretend, fake, imitation, synthetic, bogus, simulated, sham, counterfeit, spurious, phoney or phony (informal) an electric fire with ersatz logsersatznounAn inferior substitute imitating an original:copy, imitation, pinchbeck, simulation.Translationsersatz
Synonyms for ersatzadj artificialSynonyms- artificial
- substitute
- pretend
- fake
- imitation
- synthetic
- bogus
- simulated
- sham
- counterfeit
- spurious
- phoney or phony
Synonyms for ersatznoun an inferior substitute imitating an originalSynonyms- copy
- imitation
- pinchbeck
- simulation
Synonyms for ersatznoun an artificial or inferior substitute or imitationRelated Wordsadj artificial and inferiorSynonymsRelated Words |