understudy

understudy

英 ['ʌndəstʌdɪ]
　　美

n. 候補演員；替工
　　vt. 練習代演；當…的替手；實地演習
　　vi. 學當替工

中文詞源：

understudy 替補演員

under-, 在下面，study,學習，用於指替補演員。

例句：

1. The leading player is ill. Let his understudy to appear on the scene.
主角演員病瞭, 讓他的替角出場.

2. He was an understudy to Charlie Chaplin on a tour of the USA.
他是查理·卓別麟美國巡演期間的替角兒。

3. The understudy was substituted when the leading actor fell ill.
主角演員患病,由替角代替演出.

4. The understudy is substituted when the leading actor falls ill.
“主角演員患病,由替角代替演出”.

5. When the star became sick, his understudy stepped into his part.
當這位電影明星生病時, 由他的候補演員擔任他的角色.