Word · Frequency #24195
understudies
替角；预备演员
understudies is the plural of understudy.
an actor ready to replace another performer when needed
- 1.
A performer who understudies; a standby for a study.
替补演员；候补演员。
替补演员；候补演员。；预备演员；替角
In use
The lead actor lost his voice before the show, so the understudy took over the role.
She has been asked to be the understudy for the main actress in the new play.
Understudies often wait backstage in costume during the whole performance.
be an understudy to [actor]
名词用法，后接某人，表示“某人的预备演员、替角”。
He was an understudy to the famous actor.
他是一位著名演员的替补演员。
understudy [role]
及物动词用法，直接跟角色名，指通过观察学习该角色以备随时顶替。
She understudied the role of the mother.
她为母亲一角担任替补演员。
understudy for [actor/role]
不及物动词用法，后接 for 再接演员或角色，表示担任其替补。
She understudied for the lead actress during the tour.
巡演期间，她为女主角担任替补。
Common mistakes
He is understudy for the lead actor.He is an understudy for the lead actor.
understudy 表示“替角”时是可数名词单数，前面必须有不定冠词 an；中文没有冠词习惯，学习者容易漏掉。
She is an understudy of the leading role.She is an understudy for the leading role.
understudy 表示“为某个角色/演员替补”时，固定搭配介词是 for（如 for the lead），不能按中文“的”直译成 of。
Connections
Collocations
- act as an understudy
- 担任替角
- She acted as an understudy for the queen.她担任女王的替角。
- understudy the role
- 为某个角色当替角
- He understudied the role of Hamlet.他为哈姆雷特这个角色当替角。
- go on as an understudy
- 以替角身份上场
- The young actress went on as an understudy and impressed the audience.那位年轻女演员以替角身份上场，给观众留下了深刻印象。
- the understudy for the lead
- 主角的替角
- The understudy for the lead was ready to perform at any moment.主角的替角随时准备好演出。
Synonyms
- stand-in
- 临时替代演员 · 常用以指影视拍摄中的替身，侧重站位或替拍特技，不一定熟悉台词；understudy 则指已准备好随时登台正式演出的替补演员。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
在主演之下(under)学习(study)角色，随时准备上台替补。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：theatre/performance、rehearsal/backup、workplace learning 通常用于戏剧和表演领域，指替代正式演员的替补演员；作动词时多用于表示通过观察或实习来掌握某项工作。属于中性偏正式的说法，常见于剧院、排练或职业培训等场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -dy 结尾：study、buddy、muddy、ruddy、bloody 的结尾读 /di/，与 understudy 最后的 /stʌdi/ 在元音和后续辅音上相同；注意 sturdy 拼写相近，但读作 /ˈstɜːrdi/，并不押韵。
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。
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