英语释义
1. of, relating to, or being a parasite: such as
2. living on another organism in parasitism
Some caterpillars even sport white spots that resemble the eggs of the parasitic wasps that prey upon caterpillars …
— Mary Parker Sonis a parasitic yeast/plant Filariasis, caused by parasitic worms in the human lymphatic system and carried in mosquitoes, infects some eighty million people in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
— Wayne Biddle
3. caused by or resulting from the effects of parasites
a parasitic disease/infection
4. laying eggs in the nest of another bird
The cowbird and the cuckoo are parasitic birds.
5. exploiting the hospitality of others depending on another or others for existence or support without making a useful or adequate return
… manipulated and glorified by self-serving, parasitic northern bureaucrats.
— Edward Friedman
6. of, relating to, or constituting a speech sound that is interposed between two other sounds usually as a by-product of transition from one place of articulation to another
The \?\ in \?el?m\ for elm or in \?ath??lēt\ for athlete, the \t\ in \fents\ for fence, and the \b\ and b in \?nimb?l\ nimble from Middle English nimel are parasitic.
7. living in or on another animal or plant and getting food or protection from it
8. caused by a parasite
9. getting food, money, etc., from other people without doing anything to earn it or deserve it
10. relating to or having the habit of a parasite caused by parasites
a parasitic worm parasitic diseases
11. relating to or having the habit of a parasite living on another organism
12. caused by or resulting from the effects of parasites
13. parasiticide