parasitic
/ˌpærəˈsɪtɪk/adjective
1- (of an organism) living as a parasite（生物体）寄生的：
mistletoe is parasitic on trees.
槲寄生是寄生在树上的。
1.1
- resulting from infestation by a parasite寄生物感染的：
mortality from parasitic diseases.
寄生性病害的死亡率。
1.2
- derogatory habitually relying on or exploiting others〈贬〉过寄生生活的：
attacks on the parasitic existence of Party functionaries.
对党的官员们寄生生活的抨击。
1.3
- Phonetics (of a speech sound) inserted without etymological justification (e.g. the b in thimble); epenthetic【语音】（没有词源根据的）插音的, 增音的。
派生词
parasitical
adjectiveparasitically
adverbparasitism
noun词源
early 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek parasitikos, from parasitos '(person) eating at another's table'.