单词 | in situ |
释义 | in situ[ in -sahy-too, -tyoo, see-; Latin in -sit-oo ] / ɪn ˈsaɪ tu, -tyu, ˈsi-; Latin ɪn ˈsɪt u / SEE SYNONYMS FOR in situ ON THESAURUS.COM adverb, adjectivesituated in the original, natural, or existing place or position: The archaeologists were able to date the vase because it was found in situ. Medicine/Medical.
Origin of in situFirst recorded in 1730–40, in situ is from Latin in sitū literally, “in place” Words nearby in situinsipience, insist, insistence, insistency, insistent, in situ, insnare, insobriety, insociable, insofar, in so far as Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for in situin situ / Latin (ɪn ˈsɪtjuː) / adverb, adjective (postpositive)in the natural, original, or appropriate position pathol (esp of a cancerous growth or tumour) not seen to be spreading from a localized position Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for in situin situ [ (in seye-tooh, in sit-ooh) ] In the original place or arrangement: “The body was left in situ until the police arrived.” From Latin, meaning “in position.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Medical definitions for in situin situ [ ĭn sī′tōō ] adj.In the original position. Confined to the site of origin. Other words from in situin situ adv.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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