Word · Frequency #13707
stead
替代；接替；位置
the position or role that someone or something normally has, especially when filled by another
主要用于 in someone's stead 等固定短语。
- 1.
The position or function (of someone or something), as taken on by a successor.
(继任者接替的)职位或职能；替代。
- 2.
A place as it relates to a role, service, or ability; capacity.
与角色、职责或能力相关的位置；身份；资格。
- 3.
A relational or circumstantial position; standing.
关系或境况上的地位；身份。
- 4.
A place as it relates to situation, circumstance, or status; condition.
与情境、状况或身份相关的位置；处境；状态。
(继任者接替的)职位或职能；替代。；与角色、职责或能力相关的位置；身份；资格。；关系或境况上的地位；身份。；与情境、状况或身份相关的位置；处境；状态。；代替
In use
Our manager was on sick leave, so her assistant attended the regional meeting in her stead.
The captain was injured before the final, and a young player ran onto the field in his stead.
If the director cannot be present, the deputy will cut the ribbon in her stead.
in sb's stead
名词用法，正式文体中表示‘代替某人’。
She attended the meeting in her boss's stead.
她代替老板出席了会议。
stand sb in good stead
固定搭配，主语通常为经验、技能等，表示‘对某人有好处’。
His experience will stand him in good stead.
他的经验将来会对他很有帮助。
sth will stead sb
动词用法（及物），表示‘对…有利’，较为文雅且现代英语中不常见。
Connections
Collocations
- in someone's stead
- 代替某人；接替某人的位置
- The vice president spoke at the ceremony in the president's stead.副总统代替总统在仪式上发言。
- stand someone in good stead
- 对某人有好处；对某人有用
- Your savings will stand you in good stead in an emergency.你的储蓄在紧急情况下会对你有用。
Idioms & figurative uses
- in someone's stead
- 代替某人；接替某人的位置The manager was ill, so I attended the meeting in her stead.经理生病了，所以我代替她参加了会议。
- stand (someone) in good stead
- 对某人很有用；使某人受益His ability to stay calm stood him in good stead during the interview.他在面试中保持冷静的能力让他受益匪浅。
Pop culture & quotes
- And Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：instead 拆开是 in + stead，stead 就是‘位置’；在某人位置（in one's stead）即‘代替’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律文书、正式公告、公务信函 该词为正式用语，多用于书面语和法律、行政等正式场合。作名词时主要出现在固定搭配中，如 in someone's stead（代替某人）和 stand someone in good stead（对某人有益）。日常口语较少单独使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上 head /hɛd/、dead /dɛd/、bread /brɛd/、thread /θrɛd/ 与 stead /stɛd/ 押韵，且同含字母组合 -ead。bed /bɛd/ 和 red /rɛd/ 也押韵，但拼写是 -ed。注意拼写相似的 steed /stiːd/、bead /biːd/ 读 /iːd/，与 stead 不同音。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.