germinal
/ˈdʒɜːmɪnəl/adjective
attrib.
1- relating to or of the nature of a germ cell or embryo与生殖细胞（或胚胎）有关的; 具生殖细胞（或胚胎）性质的。
1.1
- in the earliest stage of development萌芽阶段的, 处于初级状态的。
1.2
- providing material for future development孕育新思想的, 开创性的：
the subject was revived in a germinal article by Charles Ferguson.
这一论题在查尔斯·弗格森的一篇开创性文章中被重新提及。
派生词
germinally
adverb词源
early 19th cent.: from Latin germen, germin- 'sprout, seed' +-AL.