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hybrid

英 ['haɪbrɪd] 美['haɪbrɪd]
  • n. 杂种,混血儿;混合物
  • adj. 混合的;杂种的

英英释意


1. a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)
2. a composite of mixed origin;
"the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices"
3. an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species;
"a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"