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germinated

UK //ˈdʒɜː.mɪ.neɪt//US //ˈdʒɝː.mə.neɪt//

词源

源自拉丁语 'germinare',意为'发芽、萌芽',与'germen'(芽、胚芽)相关。15世纪后期进入英语。

verb

❶ 指种子开始生长,发芽的过程。通常用于描述植物生命周期的起始阶段,需要适宜的温度、水分等条件。

“The seeds germinated after two weeks in warm soil.”

(种子在温暖的土壤中两周后发芽了。)

“These beans won't germinate if the temperature is too low.”

(如果温度太低,这些豆子就不会发芽。)

❶ 比喻想法、计划等开始形成或发展。常用于描述抽象概念的萌芽阶段。

“The idea for the novel germinated during her travels in Asia.”

(这部小说的构思在她亚洲旅行期间开始萌芽。)

“His interest in science germinated when he visited the planetarium as a child.”

(他对科学的兴趣始于童年参观天文馆时。)

同义词:sprout, develop, emerge, take root, begin

常见短语

germinate into — 指某事物从初始状态发展为更成熟或更复杂的形式,常用于比喻性描述。

“Their casual friendship gradually germinated into a deep relationship.”

(他们随意的友谊逐渐发展成深厚的关系。)