Wordiyosubstitutionary
🇬🇧 UK/,sʌbsti'tju:ʃənəri/🇺🇸 US/,sʌbsti'tju:ʃənәri/
C2
Definitions
adj.
Of or relating to substitution; involving one thing acting in place of another
替代的；代理的；代用的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.substitutionary atonement代赎论／替代性赎罪
- 2.substitutionary sacrifice替代性祭祀
- 3.[substitutionary role]代替角色
- 4.[substitutionary theory]替代理论
Example Sentences
- 1.
The substitutionary atonement doctrine holds that Christ died in place of sinners.
- 2.
Theologians debated the substitutionary nature of the sacrifice described in the text.
- 3.
The substitutionary role of the understudy became permanent after the lead actor retired.