1819, from medical Latin embryonem (see embryo) + -ic. Figurative use is from 1856. Earlier adjectives were embryonal (1650s), embryonate (1690s). Related: Embryonically.
实用例句
1. The plan, as yet, only exists in embryonic form.
这个计划迄今为止还只是在酝酿之中。
来自《权威词典》
2. It is still in an embryonic stage.
它还处于萌芽阶段.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3. Embryonic development seems to be controlled principally by a very small number of master genes.
胚胎发育似乎主要受制于少数主导基因。
来自柯林斯例句
4. The plan, as yet, only exists in embryonic form.
这个计划迄今为止还只是在酝酿之中。
来自辞典例句
5. Mrs Almond lived much farther up town, in an embryonic street.
