organic

organic
adjective
  1. 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
  2. (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
  3. 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
  1. late Middle English: via Latin from Greek organikos 'relating to an organ or instrument'
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