invasive

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ɪnˈveɪsɪv/|/-zɪv/    美 /ɪnˈveɪsɪv/|/-zɪv/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An invasive organism, such as an animal or plant.
    — Is there ever a time to plant invasives—plants that are known to spread—in the garden? I believe the answer is a qualified "yes." There is never a time to plant exotic, that is non-native, invasives. Exotic invasives such as pampas grass and French and Scottish broom were sold by local nurseries in the past, before their destructive nature was understood. […] Native invasive plants are another story: there are situations in which they can be both practical and desirable.
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or pertaining to invasion; offensive.
    — The Spanyards called their invaſive fleete againſt England the Navie Invincible, yet it was overcome.
  2. That invades a foreign country using military force; also, militarily aggressive. also,figuratively
    — He managed to get back Lorraine; made truce with the Hungarians, who were excessively invasive at that time. Truce with the Hungarians; and then, having gathered strength, made dreadful beating of them; two beatings,—one to each half, for the invasive Savagery had split itself, for better chance of plunder; […]
  3. Intrusive on one's privacy, rights, sphere of activity, etc. broadly
    — It's wrong of me to ask such an invasive question when I keep so many secrets hidden from you.
  4. Originating externally. broadly
    — All invasive moral states and passionate enthusiasms make one feelingless to evil in some direction.
  5. Of an organism: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies, often to the detriment of native species or of food or garden flora and fauna. broadly
    — an invasive species
  6. Of a procedure: involving the entry of an instrument into part of the body. broadly
    — The natural evolution of minimally invasive surgery has taken the surgeon to new heights and has extended the breadth of laparoscopic surgery to include procedures of the colon.
  7. Of a carcinoma or other abnormal growth: that invades healthy tissue, especially rapidly. broadly
    — Two patients developed cancer in the upper urinary tract, and 3 eventually developed invasive cancer.

词形变化

more invasive comparative most invasive superlative invasives plural

词汇关系

衍生词
angioinvasive anti-invasive bioinvasive chemoinvasive enteroinvasive erythroinvasive hyperinvasive hypoinvasive invasive carp invasive exotic invasively invasiveness invasive species invasivity invasivore invasivorism microinvasive miniinvasive minimally invasive myoinvasive neuroinvasive noninvasive non-invasive panvasive pharmacoinvasive postinvasive preinvasive proinvasive pseudoinvasive uninvasive uninvasively

词源

词源 1
PIE word
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The adjective is derived from Middle English invasif (“of a weapon: offensive”), from Middle French invasif, Old French invasif (“invasive”) (modern French invasif), from Medieval Latin invāsīvus, from Latin invāsus (“entered; invaded”) + -īvus (suffix forming adjectives). Invāsus is the perfect passive participle of invādō (“to enter; to invade”), from in- (prefix meaning ‘in, inside’) + vādō (“to go; to rush; to walk”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂dʰ- (“to go, proceed; to pass, traverse”)).
The noun is derived from the adjective.
词源 2
PIE word
*h₁én
The adjective is derived from Middle English invasif (“of a weapon: offensive”), from Middle French invasif, Old French invasif (“invasive”) (modern French invasif), from Medieval Latin invāsīvus, from Latin invāsus (“entered; invaded”) + -īvus (suffix forming adjectives). Invāsus is the perfect passive participle of invādō (“to enter; to invade”), from in- (prefix meaning ‘in, inside’) + vādō (“to go; to rush; to walk”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *weh₂dʰ- (“to go, proceed; to pass, traverse”)).
The noun is derived from the adjective.
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