seminal

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A seed. obsolete
    — the seminals of spiders and scorpions
形容词 adj.
  1. Of or relating to seed or semen.
    — During the summer, he studied calmars at Lisbon, but found no appearance of any roe, nor any reservoir which appeared to be destined for the reception of the seminal liquor; and it was in the middle of December, that he began to discern the first traces of a new vessel replete with a milty juice.
  2. Creative or having the power to originate.
  3. Highly influential, especially in some original way, and providing a basis for future development or research.
    — "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" was a seminal work in the modern philosophy of science.

词形变化

more seminal comparative most seminal superlative seminals plural

词汇关系

衍生词
extraseminal human seminal plasma protein hypersensitivity intraseminal nonseminal prostatoseminalvesiculectomy seminal fluid seminality seminally seminal vesicle

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥
Proto-Italic *sēmn̥
Latin sēmen
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin sēminālis
Old French seminalbor.
Middle English seminal
English seminal
From Middle English seminal, semynal, from Old French seminal, seminale, from Latin sēminālis, ultimately from oblique stem of Latin sēmen, sēminis (“seed”) + -al.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *seh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *séh₁mn̥
Proto-Italic *sēmn̥
Latin sēmen
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālis
Latin sēminālis
Old French seminalbor.
Middle English seminal
English seminal
From Middle English seminal, semynal, from Old French seminal, seminale, from Latin sēminālis, ultimately from oblique stem of Latin sēmen, sēminis (“seed”) + -al.
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