in·va·sive
adjective/ɪnˈveɪsɪv/
/ɪnˈveɪsɪv/
(formal)- (especially of diseases within the body) spreading very quickly and difficult to stop
侵入的；侵袭的 - invasive cancer
扩散性肿瘤
- invasive cancer
- (of medical treatment) involving cutting into the body
有创的；切入的；开刀的 - invasive surgery
开刀手术
see also invade - invasive surgery
Word Originlate Middle English: from obsolete French invasif, -ive or medieval Latin invasivus, from Latin invadere, from in- ‘into’ + vadere ‘go’.