vicarious

形容词 vicarious:

1. experienced at secondhand
2. occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function
3. suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another

1. His success gave her vicarious pleasure.
   他的成功给她如同身受的快乐。
2. He gets vicarious pleasure by going to watch films about sex.
   他去看色情电影，藉以从想象中获得代入感的愉悦。
3. He get a vicarious thrill out of watch his son score the winning goal.
   他看著儿子射入一球获胜，也感到同样兴奋。

vi.car.i.ous

adj.（形容词）
Felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another:
产生同感的：好象融入他人经验或感受而感受到或经历过的：
例句：
read about mountain climbing and experienced vicarious thrills.
阅读有关爬山的报道而感到间接的激动心情

Endured or done by one person substituting for another:
替代别人的：某人代替他人忍受或工作的：
例句：
vicarious punishment.
替代的惩罚

Acting or serving in place of someone or something else; substituted.
替代的：代替某人或某物活动的或服务的；替代的
Committed or entrusted to another, as powers or authority; delegated.
指派的，委托的：托付或交托给另一个人的，如权利或权威；指派的
Physiology Occurring in or performed by a part of the body not normally associated with a certain function.
【生理学】 替代（性）的：与特定功能不符的，出现在或表现为身体的一个部位

来源：
From Latin vic3rius * see vicar
源自 拉丁语 vic3rius *参见 vicar

【引伸】
vicar.iously
adv.（副词）
vicar.iousness
n.（名词）