| 释义 |
mac·ro·bi·ot·ic
I. \|makrōˌbī|äd.ik also -_bē|-\ adjective
Etymology: Greek makrobiotos long-lived (from makr- macr- + -biotos, from bios life) + English -ic
: long-lived; especially of a seed : surviving in the dormant state for many years — compare mesobiotic
II. adjective
: of, relating to, or being a diet based on the Chinese cosmological principles of yin and yang that consists of whole cereals and grains supplemented especially with beans and vegetables and that in its especially former more restrictive forms has been linked to nutritional deficiencies |