adventitious

a. 偶然的, 外来的 [医] 偶生的, 偶发的; 异位的

发音

其它 /ˌæd.vənˈtɪʃ.əs/
US /ˌæd.vənˈtɪʃ.əs/

词形变化

more adventitious 比较级 most adventitious 最高级

别名

adventitial adventicious

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.

  2. 2.

    Accidental, additional, appearing casually.

  3. 3.

    Not congenital; acquired.

    生物 医学
  4. 4.

    Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.

    生物

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近义相关 1

extrinsic

词源

From Medieval Latin adventītius (“coming from abroad, extraneous”), a corruption of Latin adventīcius (“foreign, strange, accidental”), from adventus (“arrival, coming, approach, advent”) + -īcius (suffix forming adjectives), from adveniō (“to arrive”) + -tus (suffix forming action nouns).

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