adventitious
a 偶然的,不定的(advent来到+itious→[突然]来到的→偶然的)
释义2:
adventitious
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◙ adjective1. happening or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature• 偶然的 »adventitious similarities. 一些偶然相似点。 [coming from] outside; not native• 外来的;非自然的 »the adventitious population. 外来人口。 [Biology] formed accidentally or in an unusual anatomical position• [生] 偶生的,不定的 »adventitious lobes may appear between the primaries. 偶生裂片可能出现在初级飞羽之间。 [Botany] (of a root) growing directly from the stem or other upper part of a plant• [植] (根)不定的【派生】
♦ adventitiously adverb【语源】
1. early 17th cent.: from Latin adventicius 'coming to us from abroad' (from advenire 'arrive') + -ous(see also -itious )
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