| 释义 |
syn·chron·ic
\(ˈ)si]n]|kränik, sə̇]n]ˈk-, ]ŋ], -änēk\ adjective
also syn·chron·i·cal \-änə̇kəl, -änēk-\
Etymology: Late Latin synchronos synchronous + English -ic, -ical
1. : synchronous
2.
a. [French synchronique, from Late Latin synchronos + French -ique -ic, -ical] : descriptive 4
< synchronic grammar >
— contrasted with diachronic
b. : concerned with the complex of events existing in a limited time period (as the present) and ignoring historical antecedents
< the functionalist emphasis upon institutional interrelationships has resulted in a synchronic view of society >
— contrasted with diachronic
3. of taxa : occurring in the same segment of geologic time : contemporaneous — compare allochronic
• syn·chron·i·cal·ly \-änə̇k(ə)lē, -änēk-, -li\ adverb |