/vɪ'keərɪəs; [US] vaɪ'k-; vaɪ`kɛrɪəs/
adj [esp attrib 尤作定语]
1 felt or experienced indirectly, by sharing imaginatively in the feelings, activities, etc of another person 设身处地的; 间接感受到的; 有同感的
*vicarious pleasure, satisfaction, etc 间接得到的乐趣、满足感等
* He got a vicarious thrill out of watching his son score the winning goal. 他看着儿子射入一球获胜, 也感到同样兴奋.
2 done, felt or experienced by one person on behalf of another 代别人做的、感受的或经历的
*vicarious punishment, suffering, etc 代人受的惩罚、苦难等.

adj [only before noun]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin;Origin: vicarius 'acting in place of another', from vicis 'change, alternation, position']
experienced by watching or reading about someone else doing something, rather than by doing it yourself
vicarious pleasure/satisfaction/excitement etc
　the vicarious pleasure that parents get from their children's success
>vicariouslyadv