ersatz

英 [ˈeəzæts]

美 [ˈersɑːts]

adj.  人造的，代用的，合成的(因而质量不如真品)

GRE

BNC.34376 / COCA.22476

牛津词典

adj.

• 人造的，代用的，合成的（因而质量不如真品）
  artificial and not as good as the real thing or product
  1. ersatz coffee
     咖啡替代品

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 仿造的;伪造的;劣质的
  If you describe something asersatz, you dislike it because it is not genuine and is a poor imitation of something better.
  1. ...an ersatz Victorian shopping precinct...
     仿照维多利亚风格建立的购物区
  2. The ersatz spontaneity of 'Sunday Love' sounds especially hollow.
     对《星期天的爱情》这首歌的即兴模仿听起来尤其空洞。
• ADJ 代用的；劣质的
  Anersatzproduct is a poor quality product that is used to replace something that is not available.
  1. There were few provisions available in exchange for food stamps: ersatz coffee, macaroni, small cubes of margarine.
     可以用来换取粮票的食物只有这些：代用咖啡、通心粉和小块的人造黄油。

英英释义

noun

• an artificial or inferior substitute or imitation

adj

• artificial and inferior
  1. ersatz coffee
  2. substitute coffee
  Synonym:substitute

双语例句

• But the connection that comes from technology is often an unfulfilling, ersatz version of connection.
  但源自技术的连接往往不能给人带来满足，因为它是一种伪连接。
• We should not start looking for ersatz issues and forget the topic of financial market regulation.
  她表示：我们不应该开始寻找替代问题，而忘记金融市场监管这一议题。
• When asked if the design of one of a range of ersatz smart watches on the front desk of her stand looked familiar, one employee of Shenzhen-based Zhuhai Liming Industries giggled and said: Apple?
  记者问深圳珠海利明实业的一名女员工，展台上的一款智能手表仿品的设计是否有些眼熟时，她笑道：是像苹果吗？
• There were few provisions available in exchange for food stamps: ersatz coffee, macaroni, small cubes of margarine.
  可以用来换取粮票的食物只有这些：代用咖啡、通心粉和小块的人造黄油。
• An ersatz form of eurozone bond issued by the European financial stability facility already exists.
  况且，目前已经存在由欧洲金融稳定安排（efsf）发行的另一种欧元区债券。
• The ersatz spontaneity of 'Sunday Love' sounds especially hollow.
  对《星期天的爱情》这首歌的即兴模仿听起来尤其空洞。
• Much Soviet gear is of an ersatz nature, to the point that nothing can really be called the standard issue.
  苏联的装备基本上都是些代用品，没有什么能称得上是标准化的装备。
• Directed by Mark Osborne and John Stevenson, the film is brisk and businesslike, with an appropriately ersatz Chinatown look, but it doesn't betray any personality beyond Black's.
  由马克·奥斯本和约翰·斯蒂文森执导，这部电影可以说是轻快活泼，条理有致，加上精确合成的唐人街外观&但是它并没有显露出布莱克之外的其他配音演员的性格。
• Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, warned that global imbalances were an "ersatz" issue, which served to deflect from the real agenda, by which I presume she meant the regulation of bonus payments.
  德国总理安格拉默克尔（angelamerkel）警告，全球失衡是一个“替代”问题，使关注焦点偏离了真正的议题我猜她指的是对奖金发放的监管。
• There is a flourishing trade in ersatz ginseng.
  人参代用品的买卖很兴隆。