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    Vicariously is the adverb of : it says you feel or enjoy something through someone else's experience rather than your own. You use it with verbs of feeling and living — enjoy something vicariously, experience it vicariously, and above all live vicariously through someone.

    Vicariously Vicariously is是 the adverb of vicarious vicarious 的副詞: it says它說的是 you feel or enjoy something你所感受或享受的某件事 through someone else's experience是透過別人的經歷, rather than your own而不是你自己的。You use it你會 with verbs of feeling and living搭配感受、生活類的動詞使用 — enjoy something vicariously間接享受某件事, experience it vicariously間接體驗某件事, and above all尤其是 live vicariously through someone透過某人間接地生活。

    That last phrase is by far the most common way English speakers use this word, and it usually means one person is getting the excitement of a life they are not living: a retired coach living vicariously through the young team, a parent living vicariously through a child. Said about parents it is often a soft criticism — the parent is putting their own unfinished dreams on the child.

    That last phrase最後那個片語 is by far the most common way是英語使用者最常用這個字的方式, and it usually means而它通常是說 one person is getting the excitement of a life they are not living一個人透過另一個人在過自己沒有在過的那種精采生活: a retired coach living vicariously through the young team像是一個退休教練透過年輕球隊間接地生活, a parent living vicariously through a child或是一個父母透過孩子間接地生活。Said about parents用在父母身上時, it is often a soft criticism常常帶點委婉的批評 — the parent is putting their own unfinished dreams on the child意思是這個父母把自己未完成的夢想加在孩子身上。

    But the word can also be perfectly warm: 'I'm travelling vicariously through your Instagram' is a friendly compliment to someone on holiday, and people say it as a small joke all the time.

    But the word不過這個字 can also be perfectly warm也可以完全是溫暖的意思: 'I'm travelling vicariously through your Instagram'像「我透過你的 Instagram 間接跟著你旅行」 is a friendly compliment to someone on holiday是對正在度假的人一句友善的稱讚, and people say it as a small joke all the time人們也常常拿這句話開個小玩笑。

    Position in the sentence is flexible; it usually comes right after the verb ('she enjoyed it vicariously') or before 'through'. It is slightly formal, but the 'live vicariously through' phrase has become everyday and even a bit fashionable online.

    Position in the sentence在句子裡的位置 is flexible很有彈性; it usually comes right after the verb通常會緊接在動詞後面 ('she enjoyed it vicariously'像「she enjoyed it vicariously」) or before 'through'或是放在 'through' 前面。It is slightly formal這個字有點正式, but不過 the 'live vicariously through' phrase'live vicariously through' 這個片語 has become everyday已經變得很日常, and even a bit fashionable online甚至在網路上還有點流行。

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

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組成vicarious + -ly. The ending -ly turns an adjective into an adverb, so it means 'in a vicarious way'.

同家族的字

  • vicariousthe adjective this comes from
  • vicarsame Latin vicarius, 'stand-in'

原始詞典資料1 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。

vicariouslyadv/vaɪ̯ˈkɜɹ.i.əs.li/

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    In a vicarious manner; indirectly; as, by, or through a substitute; by proxy.

    • Mr. Miller argues convincingly that a majority of Americans shared the romantic nationalism of such expansionists as Theodore Roosevelt and Sen. Albert Beveridge and participated vicariously in their dreams of martial glory and expanding markets.

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