surrogate

KK [ˋsɝəgət] /ˈsɝəɡət/

名詞

  1. 1

    替代者、替代品、代替物

    For many lonely people, a pet becomes a surrogate for human company.

    對許多孤單的人來說,寵物成了人際陪伴的替代品。

  2. 2

    代理孕母

    The couple decided to have a child through a surrogate.

    這對夫妻決定透過代理孕母生小孩。

  3. 3

    代理人、代言人

    The candidate sent surrogates to speak at rallies across the state.

    那位候選人派代言人到全州各地的造勢場合發言。

形容詞

  1. 1

    替代的、代理的限定名詞前

    He treated his older cousin as a surrogate father.

    他把年紀較大的表哥當成代理父親看待。

  2. 2

    替代性的、間接的多用於學術或醫學

    Researchers used blood pressure as a surrogate measure of risk.

    研究人員以血壓作為風險的替代指標。