surrogate

代わりの、代理の

ほかの人や物の代わりとして使われる、または働く。

やさしい英語で： Used or acting in place of another person or thing.

• She became a surrogate parent to the boy.
• They used a surrogate measure of success.
• The baby was carried by a surrogate mother.

類義語： substitute, replacement

よく使う表現： surrogate mother, surrogate parent, surrogate measure

代わり、代用品

ほかの人や物の代わりに用いられる人や物。

やさしい英語で： A person or thing used in place of another.

• We used honey as a surrogate for sugar.
• The model acts as a surrogate for the real system.
• They needed a surrogate while the director was away.

使い方： a surrogate for someone/something (The mixture served as a surrogate for butter.)

類義語： substitute, replacement, stand-in

よく使う表現： a surrogate for, use a surrogate

親代わり

親などの代わりに誰かの世話をしたり導いたりする人や動物。

やさしい英語で： A person or animal that takes another’s place in caring for or guiding someone.

• His uncle became a father surrogate.
• The keeper acted as a surrogate for the baby monkey’s mother.
• A gentle dog served as a surrogate for the orphaned puppy’s mother.

使い方： a surrogate for someone (Her aunt became a surrogate for her absent mother.)

類義語： substitute parent, stand-in

よく使う表現： a parental surrogate, a surrogate for

選挙運動の代理人

大統領候補に代わって発言したり選挙運動をしたりする人。

やさしい英語で： A person who speaks or campaigns on behalf of a presidential candidate.

• The candidate sent a surrogate to the debate.
• Her surrogates spoke at rallies across the state.
• A campaign surrogate defended his plan on television.

使い方： a surrogate for someone (The senator campaigned as a surrogate for the candidate.)

類義語： representative, spokesperson

よく使う表現： a campaign surrogate, a surrogate for

主教代理

主教に代わって結婚許可証を承認する権限を持つ人。

やさしい英語で： A person authorized to approve marriage licences for a bishop.

• The surrogate approved their marriage licence.
• The bishop appointed a new surrogate.
• Couples applied to the surrogate for permission to marry.

類義語： deputy

よく使う表現： a bishop’s surrogate, appoint a surrogate

代わりに置く、後任を任命する

人や物をほかのものに置き換える、または後任の人を任命する。

やさしい英語で： To put someone or something in another’s place, or appoint someone to take over.

• The council surrogated a new officer.
• They surrogated a deputy for the retiring judge.
• The committee surrogated another member in her place.

使い方： surrogate someone/something for someone/something (The council surrogated a deputy for the absent official.)

類義語： substitute, replace

よく使う表現： surrogate someone, surrogate something for something