| 单词 | substitute |
| 释义 | substitute —substitutable, adj. —substitutability, n. —substituter, n. —substitutingly, adv. —substitution, n. —substitutional, substitutionary /sub'sti tooh"sheuh ner'ee, -tyooh"-/, adj. —substitutionally, adv. /sub"sti tooht', -tyooht'/, n. , v. , substituted, substituting, adj. n. 1. a person or thing acting or serving in place of another. 2. (formerly) a person who, for payment, served in an army or navy in the place of a conscript. 3. Gram. a word that functions as a replacement for any member of a class of words or constructions, as do in He doesn't know but I do. v.t. 4. to put (a person or thing) in the place of another. 5. to take the place of; replace. 6. Chem. to replace (one or more elements or groups in a compound) by other elements or groups. v.i. 7. to act as a substitute. adj. 8. of or pertaining to a substitute or substitutes. 9. composed of substitutes. [1350-1400; ME < L substitutus (ptp. of substituere to put in place of), equiv. to sub- SUB- + -stitu-, comb. form of statu-, ptp. s. of statuere (see SUBSTITUENT) + -tus ptp. suffix] Syn. 1. alternative, replacement, equivalent. |
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