vicarious

1. ADJ A vicarious pleasure or feeling is experienced by watching, listening to, or reading about other people doing something, rather than by doing it yourself. 間接感受到的[ADJ n]

She invents fantasy lives for her own vicarious pleasure. 她幻想過(guò)著各種奇妙的生活，從這種想象中獲得樂(lè)趣。

2. vicariouslyADV [usu ADV with v]

...a father who lived vicariously through his sons' success. ...一位從兒子的成功中獲得滿足的父親。