parasitic
parasitic 英 [ˌpærəˈsɪtɪk] 美 [ˌpærəˈsɪtɪk]
adj. 寄生的（等于parasitical）
- The adjective parasitic is mainly a scientific term for talking about an organism that lives on a host, taking what it needs to stay alive while often injuring the host.
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- adj. 寄生的（等于parasitical）
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1. Imperialism is monopolistic, parasitic and moribund capitalism.
帝国主义是垄断的、寄生的、垂死的资本主义。
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2. In many cases, these parasitic companies do not do the contracted work themselves but instead farm out the work to the highest bidders.
许多情况下，这些寄生的公司本身不做任何合同规定的工作，而是按照最高的报价将工程承包出去。
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3. I'm a republican, so I believe the monarchy is an outdated, parasitic institution to begin with, and that we should have a separately elected president as our head of state.
我是名共和党，所以我认为一个过时的寄生机构是始于君主制的，而我们应该有一个单独选举的总统来当我们的国家首脑。
- parasitic (adj.) 1620s, from Latin parasiticus, from Greek parasitikos "of or pertaining to a parasite; the trade of a parasite," from parasitos (see parasite). Biological sense is from 1731. Related: Parasitical, 1570s in reference to toadies; from 1640s in the biological sense.
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