nascent

/ˈneɪ.sənt/· adjective

科技/AIB2

nascent
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Chinese meaning

新xīn兴xīng的de;萌méng芽yá阶jiē段duàn的de

刚gāng出chū现xiàn、萌méng芽yá中zhōng的de

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机jī器qì人rén产chǎn业yè才cái刚gāng起qǐ步bù,远yuǎn未wèi成chéng熟shú

Example

It's a nascent industry, and such robots are more commonly seen in viral videos than real workplaces or homes.

这zhè是shì一yí个gè新xīn兴xīng产chǎn业yè,这zhè类lèi机jī器qì人rén更gèng常cháng出chū现xiàn在zài病bìng毒dú式shì传chuán播bō的de视shì频pín里lǐ,而ér不bú是shì真zhēn实shí的de工gōng作zuò场chǎng所suǒ或huò家jiā庭tíng中zhōng。

Source: technologyreview.com · 3 Aug 2026

Background ✎

文wén章zhāng讲jiǎng的de是shì:人rén形xíng机jī器qì人rén产chǎn业yè还hái很hěn稚zhì嫩nèn,网wǎng络luò爆bào火huǒ视shì频pín里lǐ的de炫xuàn技jì远yuǎn比bǐ实shí际jì工gōng作zuò场chǎng所suǒ应yìng用yòng要yào多duō。

Roots · etymology

源自拉丁语nāscor(诞生)的现在分词

  • nasc-(拉丁语词根,意为「诞生」)+ -ent(现在分词/形容词后缀)

Collocations

  • nascent industry / nascent stage / nascent technology

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