| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024vi•car•i•ous /vaɪˈkɛriəs, vɪ-/USA pronunciation adj. - felt or enjoyed by imagining that one is participating in the experience of others:It gave me a vicarious thrill to hear about her trip.
vi•car•i•ous•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vi•car•i•ous (vī kâr′ē əs, vi-),USA pronunciation adj. - performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another:vicarious punishment.
- taking the place of another person or thing;
acting or serving as a substitute. - felt or enjoyed through imagined participation in the experience of others:a vicarious thrill.
- Physiologynoting or pertaining to a situation in which one organ performs part of the functions normally performed by another.
- Latin vicārius substituting, equivalent. to vic(is) (genitive) interchange, alternation (see vice3), + -ārius -ary; see -ous
- 1630–40
|