形容词

1. 从他人经验中获得的;间接感受到的
A vicarious pleasure or feeling is experienced by watching, listening to, or reading about other people doing something, rather than by doing it yourself.

1. suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another

e.g. vicarious atonement

2. occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function

e.g. vicarious menstruation

3. experienced at secondhand

e.g. read about mountain climbing and felt vicarious excitement