ersatz
adjective
disapprovinguk/ˈeə.zæts/us/ˈer.zɑːts/usedinsteadof somethingelse, usually because the other thing is tooexpensiveorrare:
(通常指因为某物过于昂贵或稀有而以其他事物)代用的I'mallowedtoeatersatzchocolatemade fromcarobbeans, but it's apoorsubstitutefor therealthing.他们允许我吃用角豆做的巧克力替代品,不过这种以假代真的东西太蹩脚了。
Replacing and exchanging
- alternate
- alternatively
- bargainsomethingaway
- change over
- instead of
- lieu
- make up forsomething
- name
- novate
- rep
- represent
- shoe
- sing
- someone'sanswer tosomeone/somethingidiom
- spare
- step intosomeone'sshoesidiom
- step into the breachidiom
- sub outsomething
- substitution
- succeed