Word · Frequency #20401
emergent
突发的；紧急的
occurring unexpectedly and requiring urgent action
多用于医疗或正式语境，日常表达“紧急的”常用 urgent。
- 1.
Emerging; coming into view or into existence; nascent; new.
新兴的；刚出现的；初期的；新的
- 2.
Arising unexpectedly, especially if also calling for immediate reaction.
意外出现的,尤指需要立即反应的
- 3.
Taller than the surrounding vegetation.
高于周围植被的
- 4.
Having leaves and flowers above the water.
叶和花在水面之上的
- 5.
Having gameplay that arises from its mechanics, rather than a linear storyline.
游戏性源于机制而非线性故事情节的
- 6.
That arises at a higher level than that of its components and is not explainable by the behaviour of said components taken individually; having properties as a whole that are more complex than the properties contributed by each of the components individually.
在整体层面出现,无法由各组成部分单独解释的；整体特征比各部分特征更复杂的
出现的；新兴的；新兴的；刚出现的；初期的；新的；意外出现的,尤指需要立即反应的；高于周围植被的；叶和花在水面之上的
In use
Emergent technologies are making solar power cheaper for homeowners.
The design is still emergent, so we will adjust it after testing.
The city opened a fund to help emergent local initiatives succeed.
emergent [noun]
此义指“突发且需要立刻处理”，常见于医疗、应急等语境，通常作定语。
The patient needs emergent surgery to stop the bleeding.
这名患者需要紧急手术来止血。
be emergent
此义指“正在出现或形成中”，可作表语；注意与 emergency（紧急情况）区分。
The field of artificial intelligence is still emergent.
人工智能领域仍处于新兴阶段。
Common mistakes
Please call me in an emergent.
Connections
Collocations
- emergent situation
- 突发情况；紧急状况
- The staff are trained to handle emergent situations quickly.员工接受过培训，能够迅速处理突发情况。
- emergent need
- 新出现的需求；紧急需求
- The fund was set up to address emergent needs in the community.设立该基金是为了解决社区中新出现的需求。
- emergent property
- 涌现特性；突现属性
- Wetness is an emergent property of many water molecules acting together.湿润是许多水分子共同作用产生的涌现特性。
- emergent behavior
- 涌现行为
- Traffic jams can arise as emergent behavior from simple driver rules.交通堵塞可能由简单的驾驶规则涌现出来。
- emergent literacy
- 早期读写能力
- Shared reading at home supports children's emergent literacy.在家亲子共读有助于培养孩子的早期读写能力。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
emergent 像 emerge（浮现）+ent：紧急的事情突然“浮现”出来，需要立刻应对；新兴事物也是这样浮现的。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：emergency medicine、academic writing、business/tech writing emergent 是正式用词，多用于书面语或专业领域。表示“紧急的”时较常见于医疗/急救或正式通告；表示“出现的、新兴的”时多用于学术、科技或商业语境。日常口语中通常用 emergency 或 emerging 表达相应含义。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -gent 结尾，且与 emergent 一样包含 /ɜːdʒənt/ 或 /vɜːdʒənt/ 韵脚，所以押韵。注意 agent、tangent 等词虽然也以 -gent 结尾，但发音不同（agent /ˈeɪdʒənt/，tangent /ˈtændʒənt/），不要按拼写类推。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.