喜樂美語

核心畫面

Think of one spot on the floor, and the person who belongs in it is not there today. Someone else walks over, stands in that exact spot, and holds it. They are not taking the spot away — when the first person comes back, they step out again. A stand-in is whoever, or whatever, is standing in that spot for now.

可以想成一個空著的位置：本來該站在那裡的人今天不在。另一個人先走過去，站在那個點上，把空缺補起來。他不是要把位置搶走…更多收起可以想成一個空著的位置：本來該站在那裡的人今天不在。另一個人先走過去，站在那個點上，把空缺補起來。他不是要把位置搶走；原本的人回來，他就退開。stand-in 指的就是「現在站在那個位置上的人」——有時候也可以是先擺上去頂著的東西。

From the word’s history

Recorded in the source as deverbal from the phrasal verb stand in — the name comes straight from the action of standing in someone's place.

來源資料寫 stand-in 是由動詞片語 stand in 直接變來的名詞。也就是說，這個字的名字就是那個動作本身：走過去，站進別人的位置。

Wiktionary entry for stand-in (kaikki extract, etymology_text: Deverbal from stand in.)

Two branches

頂替的人

最直接的一組：空著的位置屬於某個人，補上去的也是人。

noun · B2

A person who does someone else's job, or takes their place, for a short time — usually because the usual person cannot be there.

代班的人

頂替的東西

空著的位置不一定要人來站。把「位置」想成「某樣東西在一件事裡扮演的角色」，同一個畫面就搬得過來。

noun · B2

A thing used in place of the usual thing, because the usual thing is missing, too expensive, or not ready yet.

替代品

原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

stand-innoun

  • 1

    broadcastingfilmmediaA person of similar size and shape to an actor who substitutes for or replaces that actor during the lengthy process of setting up a shot, but who, unlike a double, does not appear in the film.

    • They used a stand-in to set up the lighting so that the actor did not have to be there during the lengthy process.
  • 2

    A substitute.

    • France's own stand-in stand-off Trinh-Duc missed with a drop-goal when well set but then set off on a curving run through a scattered defensive line which carried him deep into enemy territory until Weepu's desperate tap-tackle finally brought him down.
    • Beans, corn, and even chopped broccoli work not just as stand-ins but can elevate a meal. Each brings its unique texture and flavor profile.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。