embryonic
gb/ˌɛmbɹiˈɑnɪk/ us/ˌɛmbɹiˈɑnɪk/
B2
Αγγλικά
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Σημασίες
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adjective
B2
state
1
in a very early, undeveloped stage
Very new and not developed yet; only at the first stage of growth or planning.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
embryonic [idea/project/industry/system]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes think 'embryonic' can describe a person directly (e.g., *an embryonic student*). In modern English it is almost always used for things like ideas, plans, systems, projects, industries, or stages, not as a direct description of a person. Learners may also confuse 'embryonic' with 'basic'; 'basic' can mean simple or fundamental, while 'embryonic' emphasizes that something is just beginning and not yet developed.
Συνώνυμα
nascent (More formal and often used in academic or business contexts, but similar in meaning of just beginning.)
Αντώνυμα
mature (Describes something that is fully developed or well advanced, the opposite of being at an early stage.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
embryonic idea
|embryonic industry
|embryonic democracy
|embryonic plan
|embryonic stage
|embryonic form
Θέματα
development
|business
|ideas
|science
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- Their embryonic plan for a podcast eventually grew into a full media company.
- The country’s embryonic democracy still faces many serious challenges.
- We are only at the embryonic stage of this research, so the results are very preliminary.
- What started as an embryonic idea on a napkin turned into a successful startup.
- Support is needed to help these embryonic community projects survive their first year.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The company is still in an embryonic stage.
- Her idea for a book is embryonic but very interesting.
- This small group is the embryonic form of a new club.
- Our plan is embryonic, so many details may change.
- The city’s tech sector is still embryonic.
adjective
technical
C1
property
2
relating to an embryo
About an embryo (an early form of a baby animal or human before birth), or about cells and tissues at this very early time.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
embryonic [cell/tissue/development/stage]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse 'embryonic' with 'fetal' and use them as perfect synonyms. In biology and medicine, 'embryonic' refers to an earlier stage than 'fetal'. Also, some learners overuse this technical sense in everyday contexts where the figurative 'early-stage' sense is intended.
Συνώνυμα
fetal (Refers specifically to the fetus stage, which is later than the embryonic stage; related but not identical in biological use.)
Αντώνυμα
adult (Used about fully developed organisms, cells, or tissues, in contrast to those at the embryonic stage.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
embryonic development
|embryonic cells
|embryonic stem cells
|embryonic tissue
|embryonic stage
|embryonic growth
Θέματα
science
|biology
|medicine
|health
|body
Παραδείγματα
- Researchers are studying how genes control embryonic development in mice.
- The debate over the use of embryonic stem cells continues to be politically sensitive.
- Certain drugs can cause serious damage during the embryonic stage of pregnancy.
- Embryonic tissue is particularly sensitive to changes in the environment.
- She specializes in embryonic cell differentiation and early organ formation.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- Smoking can harm the baby during the embryonic stage.
- Scientists are doing tests on embryonic cells.
- The doctor explained how embryonic development happens in the first weeks.
- Embryonic tissues grow and change very quickly.
- They study problems that can happen in embryonic development.
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Λημματική μορφή
embryonic
IPA
GB/ˌɛmbɹiˈɑnɪk/
US/ˌɛmbɹiˈɑnɪk/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
em - bryon - ic (3 συλλαβές)
Stress on 3rd syllable (ic)
Τύποι λέξης
Adjective
- Base: embryonic
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Εκφράσεις
in its embryonic stages
1/ˈɪn ˈɪts ˌɛmbɹiˈɑnɪk stˈeɪd͡ʒɪz/
fixed phrase
in a very early stage
Used to say that a project, idea, system, or process has just started and is not developed yet.
Παραδείγματα
- Online education was still in its embryonic stages when the company entered the market.
- Their plan is in its embryonic stages, so they are not ready to share details yet.