单词 | symbiosis |
释义 | symbiosis From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Biologysymbiosissym‧bi‧o‧sis /ˌsɪmbaɪˈəʊsɪs $ -ˈoʊ-/ noun [singular, uncountable]1 formalRELATIONSHIP a relationship between people or organizations that depend on each other equally2 technicalHB the relationship between different living things that depend on each otherExamples from the Corpussymbiosis• Raisins and walnuts form a symbiosis that makes an indelible mark on so many recipes.• Nothing reveals the originality and spirit of a people better than this astonishing symbiosis.• Despite these differences between Convention law and Community law they possess a certain symbiosis.• The conflict between mind and machine might be resolved at last in the eternal truce of complete symbiosis...• In effect, a cultural symbiosis forms between fanciful, driven club owners and inveterate clubgoers.• Control of the sea and of sea-routes was crucial to the economic symbiosis established within the Angevin Empire.Origin symbiosis (1600-1700) Modern Latin Greek, from symbios “living together” |
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