surrogate

'sʌrәgit

GRE Collins 1

n. someone who takes the place of another person

n. 替代者, 代用品
vt. 代理, 替代

Collins 星级

14,420

BNC 频率

8,901

使用频率

surrogate 由前缀 sur-（超越、在上）和词根 rogate（要求、请求）组成，意指“在某人之上要求的”，即代替某人或某物的角色。

例句

1. A surrogate mother can help couples who cannot have children.

替代母亲可以帮助那些无法生育的夫妇。

2. Many people use a surrogate when they want to have a baby but face health issues.

许多人在想要宝宝但面临健康问题时会选择使用代孕。

3. The company hired a surrogate to represent them at the conference.

公司雇佣了一位代理人来代表他们参加会议。