parasitic
adjective /ˌpærəˈsɪtɪk/
/ˌpærəˈsɪtɪk/
(also less frequent parasitical
/ˌpærəˈsɪtɪkl/
/ˌpærəˈsɪtɪkl/
)- caused by a parasite
寄生生物引起的 - a parasitic disease/infection
寄生虫病/感染
- a parasitic disease/infection
- living on another animal or plant and getting its food from it
寄生的;依附性的 - a parasitic mite
寄生螨
- a parasitic mite
- (disapproving) (of a person
) always relying on or benefiting from other people and giving nothing back人 寄生虫似的;依赖他人的 - She lives a parasitic existence, constantly borrowing money from her friends.
她过着寄生的生活,不断向朋友借钱。
- She lives a parasitic existence, constantly borrowing money from her friends.
词源early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek parasitikos, from parasitos ‘(person) eating at another's table’.