embryonic
英 [,embrɪ'ɒnɪk]
美 [,ɛmbrɪ'ɑnɪk]
GRE TOEFL
1. em- "in" + bryein "swell, grow, be full" => embryon + -ic => embryonic.
2. Greek embryon "a young one," in Homer, "young animal," later, "fruit of the womb," literally "something that grows inside the body".
3. The idea underlying embryo is of "growing inside the body".
- embryonic (adj.)
- 1819, from medical Latin embryonem (see embryo) + -ic. Figurative use is from 1856. Earlier adjectives were embryonal (1650s), embryonate (1690s). Related: Embryonically.
- 1. The plan, as yet, only exists in embryonic form.
- 这个计划迄今为止还只是在酝酿之中。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. It is still in an embryonic stage.
- 它还处于萌芽阶段.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 3. Embryonic development seems to be controlled principally by a very small number of master genes.
- 胚胎发育似乎主要受制于少数主导基因。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. The plan, as yet, only exists in embryonic form.
- 这个计划迄今为止还只是在酝酿之中。
来自辞典例句
- 5. Mrs Almond lived much farther up town, in an embryonic street.
- 埃尔蒙德太太的家还要继续往北, 在一处刚刚开始形成的街上.
来自辞典例句
