| 释义 |
emer·gent
I. \-nt\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin emergent-, emergens, present participle of emergere to emerge — more at emerge
1. : emerging out of a fluid or something that covers or conceals : issuing forth : rising into notice
< like the lovely goddess emergent from the waves >
< emergent coastal islands >
< the emergent vegetation along the shore >
2. : suddenly appearing : arising unexpectedly; often : calling for prompt action : urgent
< emergent danger >
< an emergent state in a hemophiliac >
3. : arising as a natural or logical consequence or outcome
< political issues emergent from war >
4. : appearing as or involving the appearance of something novel in a process of evolution — compare emergent evolution
• emer·gent·ly adverb
II. noun
(-s)
1. obsolete : emergency
2. : an emergent quality, character, or individual
3. : a plant (as a tall tree with its crown above the level of the forest) that emerges from its substrate; especially : any of various plants (as a bulrush) rooted in shallow water and having most of the vegetative growth above water |