emergent

emergent
adjective
  1. in the process of coming into being or becoming prominent
    新兴的,兴起的
    the emergent democracies of eastern Europe.
    东欧的新兴民主国家。
    ■(Philosophy)(of a property) arising as an effect of complex causes and not analysable simply as the sum of their effects
    (哲)(特征)突现的,突创的
    ■(Ecology)of or denoting a plant which is taller than the surrounding vegetation, especially a tall tree in a forest
    (生态)(植物,尤指林中的树)突出的,露头的
    ■of or denoting a water plant with leaves and flowers that appear above the water surface
    (水生植物)露出水面的
noun
  1. (Philosophy)an emergent property
    (哲)突创特征
    ■(Ecology)an emergent tree or other plant
    (生态)挺水植物;突出木,露头树
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'occurring unexpectedly'): from Latin emergent- 'arising from', from the verb emergere (see emerge)
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