parasitic

parasitic
adjective
  1. (of an organism) living as a parasite
    (生物体)寄生的
    mistletoe is parasitic on trees.
    槲寄生是寄生在树上的。
    ■resulting from infestation by a parasite
    寄生物感染的
    mortality from parasitic diseases.
    寄生性病害的死亡率。
    ■(derogatory)habitually relying on or exploiting others
    (贬)过寄生生活的
    attacks on the parasitic existence of Party functionaries.
    对党的官员们寄生生活的抨击。
    ■(Phonetics)(of a speech sound) inserted without etymological justification (e.g. the b in thimble); epenthetic
    (语音)(没有词源根据的)插音的,增音的
派生
parasitical
adjective
parasitically
adverb
parasitism
noun
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek parasitikos, from parasitos ('person) eating at another's table'
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