germinal

• 指处于最早期发展阶段的事物；与胚胎、萌芽或观念、过程的雏形有关的。

Describes something that is in the earliest stage of development; relating to the germ or seed of an idea or process.

1. Containing seeds of later developmentC1formal

   Relating to the earliest stage of development; containing the potential for future growth or ideas.

   萌芽的

   • The scientist's germinal research laid the foundation for modern genetics.
   • This essay contains a germinal idea that could revolutionize the field.
   • The artist's early sketches were germinal to his later masterpieces.

   同义词embryonicformativeincipientnascentrudimentaryseminal

   反义词advanceddevelopedfinalmatureterminal

• 名词，指处于最早发育阶段的事物，或某事物产生或开始生长的起点。

A noun referring to something that is in the earliest stage of development, or a point from which something originates or begins to grow.

1. Early stage of developmentC1formal

   A point or stage at which something begins to develop or grow.

   萌芽阶段

   • The project is still in its germinal phase.
   • The germinal idea for the novel came from a dream.
   • The germinal stage of the research was full of uncertainty.