parasite

汉语翻译

n. 寄生生物, 寄生虫, 食客
【医】 寄生物; 寄生胎

英语解释：

名词 parasite:

1. an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host
2. a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage
   同义词：leech, sponge, sponger

例句：

1. One who frequents another's table; a hanger-on or parasite.
   食客经常到别人那儿吃饭的人; 食客或寄生者
2. A malarial parasite at the stage of development in which it inhabits bodily tissue before invading the red blood cells.
   潜隐体一种处于发育阶段的疟疾寄生虫，在侵入红血细胞之前，寄生在体内组织中
3. Don't give money to him; he is a parasite.
   别给他钱，他是个好吃懒做的人。
4. The mistletoe plant is a parasite on trees.
   槲寄生是寄生在树上的植物。

详细解释：

par.a.site

n.（名词）
Biology An organism that grows, feeds, and is sheltered on or in a different organism while contributing nothing to the survival of its host.
【生物学】 寄生生物：一种在另一有机体上生长并以该有机体维持生存或蔽护但对宿主的生存毫无益处的生物


One who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return.
寄生虫：总是利用别人的慷慨大方而从不做任何有益回报的人
One who lives off and flatters the rich; a sycophant.
奉承逗乐的食客：以奉承富人为生的人；趋炎附势者
A professional dinner guest, especially in ancient Greece.
食客：尤指在古希腊的专门的食客

来源：
Latin parasotus [a person who lives by amusing the rich]
拉丁语 parasotus [以给富人逗乐为生的人]
from Greek parasitos [person who eats at someone else`s table, parasite]
源自 希腊语 parasitos [在别人家吃饭的人，食客]
para- [beside] * see para-
para- [旁，侧] *参见 para-
sitos [grain, food]
sitos [粮食，食物]