germinate
germinate
[ˈdʒəːmɪneɪt]
verb
germination
noun
germinative
adjective
germinator
noun
语源
[ˈdʒəːmɪneɪt]
verb
- [no obj.](of a seed or spore) begin to grow and put out shoots after a period of dormancy
（种子或孢子）发芽，萌芽，开始生长
■[with obj.]cause (a seed or spore) to sprout in such a way
使（种子或孢子）发芽，使生长
■(figurative)come into existence and develop
(喻)开始存在；形成，滋长
the idea germinated and slowly grew into an obsession.
这念头形成后慢慢变成了一桩挥之不去的心事。
germination
noun
germinative
adjective
germinator
noun
语源
- late 16th cent.: from Latin germinat- 'sprouted forth, budded', from the verb germinare, from germen, germin- 'sprout, seed'
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