hermaphroditic
/hərˌmæf.rəˈdɪ.tɪk/
构词拆解
-ic
后缀
- -ic
- Used to form adjectives from nouns with the meaning “of or pertaining to”. · (chemistry) Used to denote certain chemical compounds in which a specified chemical element has a greater oxidation number than in the equivalent compound whose name ends in the suffix -ous. For example sulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) has more oxygen atoms per molecule than sulphurous acid (H₂SO₃).
词源说明
From hermaphrodite + -ic.
释义
形容词adjective
- 1Of or pertaining to hermaphrodism; being a hermaphrodite. [from the early 17th c.]
- 2(biology) Possessing the reproductive organs of both sexes.
- 3Relating to the metaphysical integration of two complementary principles, often framed