succedaneum

英 [,sʌksɪ'deɪnɪəm] 美 [,sʌksɪ'deniəm]
  • n. 代用品;代用药;代理者

英文词源


succedaneum (n.)
"substitute," 1640s, from neuter of Latin succedaneus "succeeding, acting as substitute" (see succeed). Especially of inferior drugs substituted for better ones. Related: Succedaneous.

双语例句


1. Then the young mother mentioned some shockingly modern succedaneum.
接下去,那位年轻的母亲提到一种挺新的代用品.

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