substitute的词源

英文词源

substitute

substitute: see statue

substitute (v.)

early 15c. (transitive), from Latin substitutus, past participle of substituere "put in place of another" (see substitution). Transitive use is from 1888. Related: Substituted; substituting.

substitute (n.)

"one who acts in place of another," early 15c., from Middle French substitut (noun use) and directly from Latin substitutus, past participle of substituere "put in place of another" (see substitution). Military draft sense is from 1777, American English. Team sports sense is from 1849. Of foodstuffs, from 1879. As an adjective from early 15c.

中文词源

substitute：代替，替换  

词根词缀： sub-下,低;副 + -stitut-创建,建立 + -e → 建在下面 → 候补

该词的英语词源请访问找单词词源英文版：substitute 词源，substitute 含义。

substitute：代替，替代

sub-,在下，向上，-stit,站立，词源同 stand,institute.即站在下面的，随时准备站上去的，引申 词义代替，替代。