recessive; implicit; latent
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
recessive; not outwardly manifest; hidden
formalAn attributive adjective (属性词), often used in genetics to describe genes or traits that are not expressed when a dominant allele is present. Also used in linguistics to describe underlying, non-surface grammatical relationships. Contrasts with '显性' (dominant/explicit).
Lán蓝
yǎn眼
jing睛
shì是
yǐn隐
xìng性
yí遗
chuán传
de的
tè特
zhēng征
。
Blue eyes are a characteristic of recessive inheritance.
Zhè这
xiàng项
yán研
jiū究
fēn分
xī析
le了
yǐn隐
xìng性
yǔ语
fǎ法
guān关
xì系
。
This study analyzed implicit grammatical relations.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
jí疾
bìng病
yóu由
yī一
gè个
yǐn隐
xìng性
jī基
yīn因
kòng控
zhì制
。
This disease is controlled by a recessive gene.
Gōng公
sī司
cún存
zài在
yī一
xiē些
yǐn隐
xìng性
de的
guǎn管
lǐ理
wèn问
tí题
。
There are some hidden management problems in the company.
Qián潜
zài在
kè客
hù户
shì是
shì市
chǎng场
de的
yǐn隐
xìng性
xū需
qiú求
。
Potential customers represent latent market demand.