omnivorous

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Having a diet which is neither exclusively carnivorous nor exclusively herbivorous.
  2. Having an interest in a variety of subjects. figuratively
    — The Beckettian progression appears occasionally: while Miss Counihan (static) is an omnivorous reader and Murphy (transitional) a strict non-reader, Cooper is an analphabete.
  3. All-consuming. figuratively
  4. Of a parasite: attacking many species; not confined to a single host plant.

词形变化

more omnivorous comparative most omnivorous superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
omnivorously omnivorousness
相关词
devouring omnivore voracious

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep-der.
Proto-Italic *opnis
Latin omnisder.
English omni-
English -vorous
English omnivorous
From omni- + -vorous.
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