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单词 invasive
释义 in·va·sive
I. \ə̇nˈvāsiv, -āziv\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English (Scots), from Middle French invasif, from Medieval Latin invasivus, from Latin invasus (past participle of invadere) + -ivus -ive
1. obsolete : of, relating to, or characterized by military aggression
 < shall we … make compromise, insinuation, parley, and base truce to arms invasive — Shakespeare >
2. : tending to spread
 < for years we have been trying to get rid of invasive bulbs — E.H.M.Cox >
specifically : tending to invade healthy tissue
 < invasive cancer cells >
— compare preinvasive
3. archaic : tending to encroach on or infringe
 < invasive of tribal rights — H.J.S.Maine >
II. adjective
: involving entry into the living body (as by incision or by insertion of an instrument)
 < invasive diagnostic techniques >
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