| 释义 |
ad·he·sive
I. \adˈhēsivˌ əd-ˌ -ēz-, -ēv\ adjective
Etymology: adhesion + -ive
1. : tending to keep close to or in association with
< the adhesive character of calumny — J.A.Froude >
: tending to persist (as in the memory)
< an adhesive witticism >
2.
a. : tending to adhere : sticky, gluey
< adhesive mud >
: having the ability to stick things together
< powerfully adhesive glue >
b. : prepared for adhering (as by having a surface coated with a sticky substance)
< adhesive tape >
• ad·he·sive·ly adverb
II. noun
(-s)
1.
a. : an adhesive substance; especially : a substance that bonds two materials together by adhering to the surface of each (as glue, starch paste, mucilage, rubber latex, or a synthetic resin composition) : cement 2
b. : adhesive tape
2.
a. : a postage stamp having a gummed back for sticking it onto postal matter as distinguished from one printed directly on a cover
b. : any stamp or seal having a gummed back |