1875, from German Ersatz "units of the army reserve," literally "compensation, replacement, substitute," from ersetzen "to replace," from Old High German irsezzen, from ir-, unaccented variant of ur- (see ur-) + setzen "to set" (see set (v.)). As a noun, from 1892.
实用例句
1. 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。来自柯林斯例句
2. 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。来自辞典例句
3. Tourists are the ones having the ersatz experience.
观光客得到的是一种模拟的感受.来自互联网
4. Ersatz coffee made mostly of chicory.
代用咖啡主要是用菊苣做成的.来自互联网
5. It'scarcely seems to matter that most of these schools ersatz affairs with few conventional qualifications.
