symbiosis
/sɪmbɪˈəʊsɪs/noun
(pl. symbioses /-siːz/)[mass noun]
1- Biology interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both【生】共生, 共栖。比较ANTIBIOSIS.
1.1
- count noun a mutually beneficial relationship between different people or groups互利共生关系:
a perfect mother and daughter symbiosis.
完美的母女相依关系。
派生词
symbiotic
/-ˈɒtɪk/ adjectivesymbiotically
adverb词源
late 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Greek sumbiōsis 'a living together', from sumbioun 'live together', from sumbios 'companion'.