emergent
UK/ɪ'mɜːdʒ(ə)nt/US/i'mә:dʒәnt/
C2
Definitions
adj.
Newly forming or coming into existence
新兴的；正在形成的
adj.
Arising as a property of a complex system, not of its parts
（系统）涌现的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivede- (out of) + merg (rise) + -ent (adj.) = "in the act of rising into being." Describes things just coming into existence (emergent technologies) and, in science, properties that 'emerge' from a whole system rather than its individual parts (emergent behavior).
Root merg still carries 25 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.emergent technology新兴技术
- 2.emergent property涌现属性
- 3.emergent behavior涌现行为
Example Sentences
- 1.
Researchers are studying emergent technologies in clean energy.
- 2.
Consciousness may be an emergent property of the brain.