vi·car·i·ous
adjective/vɪˈkeəriəs/
/vaɪˈkeriəs/
[only before noun]- felt or experienced by watching or reading about somebody else doing something, rather than by doing it yourself
间接感受到的 - He got a vicarious thrill out of watching his son score the winning goal.
他看着儿子射入获胜的一球，也同样感到欣喜若狂。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryVicarious is used with these nouns:- experience
- pleasure
- thrill
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin vicarius ‘substitute’ (from vic- ‘change, turn, place’) + -ous. - He got a vicarious thrill out of watching his son score the winning goal.