Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #19301
nascent
初期的；初生的；开始存在的
核心释义
being born or beginning
- 1.
初生的；新生的；刚出现的。
Emerging; just coming into existence.
- 2.
初生的；开始的
being born or beginning
- 3.
用于描述抽象概念的状态、方面或实践的。
Describing the state, aspect, or practice of an abstract concept.
- 4.
指元素刚从化合物中生成或从一种状态转变为另一种状态时的状态；经化学反应或电解从化合物中新释放(尤指氢和氧)并具有高反应性的；经翻译或转录新合成的(尤指蛋白质或RNA)。
Of the state of an element at the time it is being generated from some compound or transitioning from one state to another; Newly released from a compound (especially hydrogen and oxygen) by a chemical reaction or electrolysis and possessing heightened reactivity; Newly synthesized (especially protein or RNA) by translation or transcription.
- 5.
初现的；上升的。
Naissant.
初生的；新生的；刚出现的。；初生的；开始的；用于描述抽象概念的状态、方面或实践的。；指元素刚从化合物中生成或从一种状态转变为另一种状态时的状态；经化学反应或电解从化合物中新释放(尤指氢和氧)并具有高反应性的；经翻译或转录新合成的(尤指蛋白质或RNA)。；初现的；上升的。
用法In use
The company is investing in the nascent technology of electric trucks.
用法提示：nascent 作形容词，修饰 technology，表示“初期的、新兴的”。
We watched the nascent friendship between the two children grow over the summer.
用法提示：nascent 修饰 friendship，说明友谊刚刚开始形成。
Their nascent business is still too small to attract outside investors.
用法提示：nascent 作定语修饰 business，强调事业正处于开始阶段。
the nascent chicks
a nascent insurgency
nascent + noun
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- nascent industry
- 新兴行业；初生的产业
- The government introduced policies to support the nascent industry.政府出台政策支持这一新兴行业。
- nascent democracy
- 初生的民主；新生的民主政权
- The country's nascent democracy faced many challenges.这个国家初生的民主面临许多挑战。
- nascent technology
- 新兴技术；初期技术
- Investors are eager to fund startups based on nascent technology.投资者热衷于资助基于新兴技术的初创公司。
- nascent market
- 新兴市场；初步形成的市场
- Many companies are competing for a share of the nascent market.许多公司正在争夺这一新兴市场的份额。
- nascent stage
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一个刚出生的婴儿：弱小但崭新，正如 nascent 的含义‘初生的、初期的’。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术写作、新闻报道、正式演讲 nascent 多用于正式或书面语境，表示刚刚开始出现或发展的事物；口语中较少见，通常可理解为“初期的”或“初生的”。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhyme: complacent. Patient is close but has /ʃ/ instead of /s/. Decent and innocent share the /sənt/ ending but not the stressed vowel. Nasal shares the initial /neɪ/ but not the ending; nasty shares the spelling 'nas' but uses /æ/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.