dominant; overt; apparent
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesadjective
dominant; overt; visible; apparent (opposite of recessive)
technicalCommonly used in genetics to describe dominant traits, and in linguistics for overt grammatical relations. Often contrasted with 隐性 (recessive/covert).
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yí遗
chuán传
bìng病
shì是
xiǎn显
xìng性
yí遗
chuán传
。
This genetic disorder is dominantly inherited.
Zài在
yǔ语
fǎ法
fēn分
xī析
zhōng中
，
wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
qū区
fēn分
xiǎn显
xìng性
guān关
xì系
hé和
yǐn隐
xìng性
guān关
xì系
。
In grammatical analysis, we need to distinguish between overt and covert relations.
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Lán蓝
yǎn眼
jīng睛
zài在
zhè这
ge个
jiā家
zú族
zhōng中
shì是
xiǎn显
xìng性
xìng性
zhuàng状
。
Blue eyes are a dominant trait in this family.
Xiǎn显
xìng性
chéng成
běn本
hěn很
róng容
yì易
jì计
suàn算
，
dàn但
yǐn隐
xìng性
chéng成
běn本
wǎng往
wǎng往
bèi被
hū忽
shì视
。
Explicit costs are easy to calculate, but implicit costs are often overlooked.