seminal

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a. 精液的, 种子的, 生殖的 [医] 种子的; 精液的

发音

其它 /ˈsɛmɪnəl/

词形变化

seminals 复数 seminals more seminal 比较级 most seminal 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A seed.

    废旧
adj.
  1. 1.

    Highly influential, especially in some original way, and providing a basis for future development or research.

    影响深远的

    "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" was a seminal work in the modern philosophy of science.

  2. 2.

    Of or relating to seed or semen.

    种子的

    精液的

  3. 3.

    Creative or having the power to originate.

    创造性的

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 2

germinal originative

近义相关 1

original

相关短语

seminal vesicle [医] 精囊 seminal vesicles seminal fluid human seminal plasma protein hypersensitivity

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *seh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥ Proto-Italic *sēmən Latin sēmen Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin sēminālis Old French seminalbor. Middle English seminal English seminal From Middle English seminal, semynal, from Old French seminal, seminale, from Latin sēminālis.

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