epi-

短语

pref. 在...上面, 在...外面 [化] 表; 表位

发音

US

别名

ep-

释义与例句

affix
  1. 1.

    Above in location or position.

  2. 2.

    Upon, atop, directly on top of in terms of position.

  3. 3.

    Relating to epigenetics.

    生物
  4. 4.

    Secondary: a consequence, by-product, additional, or lesser version.

  5. 5.

    A part or segment that is located on the upper part of an object.

  6. 6.

    A part or location that is outer, particularly an outer layer.

  7. 7.

    Denotes an epimeric form.

    化学
  8. 8.

    Located on the surface.

  9. 9.

    Epibiotic: an organism that lives on another organism.

    生物 动物学
  10. 10.

    Outward in direction or projection.

  11. 11.

    More, above a usual quantity, additional in quantity.

  12. 12.

    Beyond, meta, transcending.

  13. 13.

    Epidemiology

    生物
  14. 14.

    Near in position.

  15. 15.

    Outranked, above in rank.

  16. 16.

    Surrounding in position: the edges of the root entity.

  17. 17.

    Covering: the root entity is covered.

  18. 18.

    After in time.

  19. 19.

    Overlapping in position.

  20. 20.

    Mapping onto, passing along, resolving to.

  21. 21.

    Top: a part that is positioned at the uppermost of multiple levels.

  22. 22.

    Front or anterior in position.

  23. 23.

    Entirety, a system being referred to as a whole.

  24. 24.

    Outside of in position.

  25. 25.

    Shallow in depth.

  26. 26.

    Similar, in the same form of, resembling.

  27. 27.

    Upwards in direction or growth.

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi Proto-Hellenic *epí Ancient Greek ἐπῐ́ (epĭ́)der. English epi- From Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí, “on top of”).

来源：wiktionary