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单词 seminal
释义 semi·nal
\ˈsemənəl also ˈsēm-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin seminalis, from semin-, semen seed + -alis -al — more at semen
1. : of, derived from, containing, or consisting of seed or semen
 < seminal vessels >
2. : having the character of an originative power, principle, or source : containing or contributing the seeds of later development : germinative, original
 < existentialism … has at least acted as a seminal force, inducing other and perhaps contradictory ideas — Philip Toynbee >
 < fruitful dialectical interplay between literary history and literary criticism, the seminal ideas of one discipline influencing the growth of the other — C.I.Glicksberg >
 < one of the great seminal minds of our age, … a thinker whose insights have become a part of our cultural heritage — Sidney Ratner >
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