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arborescent

/ɑːbəˈɹɛsənt/ /ɑːɹbəˈɹɛsənt/

Meanings
adjective

树状的，乔木状的。

Like a tree; having a structure or appearance similar to that of a tree; branching.

Examples :

"The veins on the back of his grandfather's hand were arborescent, branching out like the roots of an old oak tree. "
他祖父手背上的血管呈树状，像老橡树的树根一样分支蔓延开来。
appearance nature biology plant structure ecology
adjective

树状的, 树型的。

Marked by insistence on totalizing principles, binarism and dualism (as opposed to the rhizome theory).

Examples :

"Gilles Deleuze criticizes the Chomsky hierarchy of formal languages, which he considers a perfect example of arborescent dualistic theory."
吉尔·德勒兹批评了乔姆斯基的形式语言等级体系，他认为那是树状的、二元对立理论的完美例证。
theory philosophy literature

Related Words

Illustration hierarchy

hierarchy noun

/ˈhaɪ.ə.ɹɑː(ɹ).ki/

等级制度，层级结构

"The school's hierarchy is clear: the principal is at the top, followed by the vice-principals, then teachers, and finally, the students. "

学校的等级制度很明确：校长在最顶层，其次是副校长，然后是老师，最后是学生。

Illustration branching

branching verb

/ˈbræntʃɪŋ/ /ˈbrɑːntʃɪŋ/

分叉，长出分枝

"New leaves are branching from the old oak tree. "

老橡树上正在长出新叶子的分枝。

Illustration appearance

appearance noun

/əˈpɪəɹəns/ /əˈpɪɹəns/

出现，显现

"His sudden appearance surprised me."

他突然的出现让我很惊讶。

Illustration principles

principles noun

/ˈpɹɪnsɪpl̩z/

原则，原理, 基本信念

"We need some sort of principles to reason from."

我们得有一些基本的原则才能进行推理。

Illustration insistence

insistence noun

/ɪnˈsɪstəns/ /ɪnˈzɪstəns/

坚持， 坚决要求

"My sister's insistence on having a quiet room led to many arguments. "

我妹妹坚持要一个安静的房间，这导致了很多争吵。

Illustration structure

structure noun

/ˈstɹʌktʃə(ɹ)/ /ˈstɹʌktʃɚ/

结构，构造。

"The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items."

鸟儿们用树枝和各种废弃物搭建了一个令人惊叹的构造。

Illustration considers

considers verb

/kənˈsɪdəz/ /kənˈsɪdɚz/

考虑， 思考， 认真思考。

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

考虑到我们已经举办了三个大型活动，而这一年才刚刚开始。

Illustration languages

languages noun

/ˈlæŋɡwɪd͡ʒɪz/

语言，文字。

"Deaf and mute people communicate using languages like ASL."

失聪和失语的人使用像美国手语这样的语言进行交流。

Illustration totalizing

totalizing verb

/ˈtoʊtəˌlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈtoʊdlˌaɪzɪŋ/

总计，合计。

"The cashier is totalizing the items to give me the final bill. "

收银员正在把商品总计起来，给我最后的账单。

Illustration grandfather

grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

爷爷，外公

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

我的爷爷帮我做了数学作业。

Illustration similar

similar noun

/ˈsɪmələ/ /ˈsɪməlɚ/

类似物，相似之处。

"The teacher praised the students' similar answers on the math quiz. "

老师表扬了学生们数学测验中相似的答案。(Lǎoshī biǎoyáng le xuéshengmen shùxué cèyàn zhōng xiāngsì de dá'àn.)

Illustration criticizes

criticizes verb

/ˈkrɪtɪsaɪzɪz/

批评，指责

"My mom often criticizes my messy room. "

我妈经常批评我的房间太乱。