of or relating to an embryo (与)胚胎(有关)的 ■(figurative)(of a system, idea, or organization) in a rudimentary stage with potential for further development (喻)(体制,思想,组织)处于萌芽期的,初期的 the plan is still in its embryonic stages. 该计划还在酝酿之中。
派生 embryonically adverb 语源
mid 19th cent.: from late Latin embryo, embryon- 'embryo' + -ic