2011年12月27日 星期二

2011_12_27 adventive 外來的 \ad-VEN-tiv\, adjective: Not native and usually not yet well established, as exotic plants or animals.

adventive \ad-VEN-tiv\, adjective: 外來的
1. Not native and usually not yet well established, as exotic plants or animals.
noun:
1. A not native and usually not yet well established plant or animal.
I'm sure it's hard to be adventive, temporarily naturalized, that is.
 -- Gish Jen, World and Town
Carrion beetles usually avoid competition with blowflies by visiting the carcasses at a later, dried stage of decomposition. Next come the omnivores, such as wasps and ants, and finally there are the adventive insects, like spiders.
 -- David Shobin, The Provider
Adventive, like adventure, is derived from the Latin word adventus meaning “an advance.” The suffix -ive denotes a noun that comes from an adjective, like detective or active.

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