英文之美在於簡潔，不囉嗦。
往往中文裡要解釋半天的情境，英文一個字就 K.O. 了。
今天的要學的字就是如此。

http://sovereignty.pixnet.net/blog/post/26766834

The Word of the Day for August 02, 2010 is:

vicarious \vye-KAIR-ee-us\ adjective

1 : done or suffered for the benefit of someone else
*2 : sharing in someone else's experience through the use of the imagination
or sympathetic feelings

Example Sentence:

Though I have never been to the Caribbean, I always take vicarious pleasure
in hearing about Leslie's trips there with her family.

Did you know?

If you act in someone's stead, you take his or her place, at least
temporarily. The oldest meaning of "vicarious," which was first recorded in
1637, is "serving in someone or something's stead." The word "vicarious"
derives from the Latin noun "vicis," which means "change," "alternation," or
"stead." "Vicis" is also the source of the English prefix "vice-" (as in
"vice president"), meaning "one that takes the place of."

*Indicates the sense illustrated in the example sentence.

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vicarious pleasure 彷彿置身其境的快樂
in sb.'s stead 代替某人 (instead = in + stead)
vice (a) 副手的 (必要時，可取代正手)

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