germinal

germinal
adjective
  1. [attrib.]relating to or of the nature of a germ cell or embryo
    与生殖细胞(或胚胎)有关的;具生殖细胞(或胚胎)性质的
    ■in the earliest stage of development
    萌芽阶段的,处于初级状态的
    ■providing material for future development
    孕育新思想的,开创性的
    the subject was revived in a germinal article by Charles Ferguson.
    这一论题在查尔斯•弗格森的一篇开创性文章中被重新提及。
派生
germinally
adverb
语源
  1. early 19th cent.: from Latin germen, germin- 'sprout, seed' + -al
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