of, relating to, or derived from living matter (与)生物体(有关)的;(与)有机体(有关)的 organic soils. 有机土壤。 ■(Chemistry)of, relating to, or denoting compounds containing carbon (other than simple binary compounds and salts) and chiefly or ultimately of biological origin (化)(与)有机物质(有关)的。 比较inorganic ■(of food or farming methods) produced or involving production without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or other artificial chemicals (食物,耕种方法)有机的,不使用化肥、杀虫剂或其他人工化学品的
(Physiology)of or relating to a bodily organ or organs (生理)(与)身体器官(有关)的 ■(Medicine)(of a disease) affecting the structure of an organ (医)(疾病)组织结构的,器质性的
denoting a relation between elements of something such that they fit together harmoniously as necessary parts of a whole 构成整体所必需的,不可分割的,有机的 the organic unity of the integral work of art. 完整艺术作品各方面的有机统一。 ■characterized by continuous or natural development 持续发展的,自然发展的 companies expand as much by acquisition as by organic growth. 公司的扩大是自然发展的结果也是收购的结果。
派生 organically adverb 语源
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek organikos 'relating to an organ or instrument'