parasitism

n. 寄生, 寄生习惯, 寄生状态, 寄生现象 [医] 寄生; 寄生物感染

发音

其它 /ˈpæɹəs(a)ɪˌtɪzm̩/

词形变化

parasitisms 复数 parasitisms

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Interaction between two organisms, in which one organism (the parasite) benefits and the other (the host) is harmed.

    寄生

    不可数 生物
  2. 2.

    A similar interaction between people or things.

    比喻 不可数

    We accused her of parasitism in taking his hard-earned money for new dresses.

    These devices' energy consumption is parasitism upon the electrical grid.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

interdependence mutuality interdependency

相关短语

brood parasitism

词源

From parasite + -ism. Cognate with French parasitisme and Portuguese and Spanish parasitismo.

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