symbiosis
UK/,sɪmbɪ'əʊsɪs/US/.simbai'әusis/
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释义
n.
A close, often mutually beneficial relationship between two different species living together
共生(关系),不同物种紧密、常互利的共存关系
n.
A close cooperative relationship between people, groups, or systems that depend on each other
(人、群体或系统间的)相互依存、互利合作关系
词根拆分
词根派生sym-(一起)+ bio(生活)+ -sis(状态)= 「共同生活的状态」。这里的 bio 藏在中间,容易被忽略。两个不同的生物共享一段生命——小丑鱼与海葵,或肠道菌群与你。如今这个词也延伸到任何深度相互依存的合作关系。
词根 bio 还连着 34 个词常用搭配
- 1.mutual symbiosis相互共生
- 2.symbiosis between……之间的共生关系
- 3.live in symbiosis共生共存
- 4.perfect symbiosis完美的共生状态
例句
- 1.
The fungus and the algae exist in perfect symbiosis as lichen.
真菌与藻类以地衣的形式完美共生。
- 2.
There is a strange symbiosis between the city and its river.
这座城市与它的河流之间存在着奇妙的共生关系。
- 3.
Designer and engineer worked in close symbiosis.
设计师与工程师紧密协作、相互成就。