单词 | seminal |
释义 | seminal —seminality, n. —seminally, adv. /sem"euh nl/, adj. 1. pertaining to, containing, or consisting of semen. 2. Bot. of or pertaining to seed. 3. having possibilities of future development. 4. highly original and influencing the development of future events: a seminal artist; seminal ideas. [1350-1400; ME < L seminalis, equiv. to semin- (s. of semen) seed, SEMEN + -alis -AL1] Syn. 4. germinal, primary, formative, innovative. |
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