adj.

1.根本的，彻底的，完全的

2.全新的，不同凡响的

3.激进的，极端的

4.【美】【俚】很好，非常好

n.

激进分子

词形变化

名称rooter

时态rooted，rooting，roots

单词分析

这些形容词均有“基本的，基础的”之意。

basic普通用词，指明确、具体的基础或起点。

essential语气比basic和fundamental强，强调必不可少，暗含某物如缺少某部分，则失去本质特征的意味。

fundamental书面用词，不如basic使用广泛，侧重指作为基础、根本的抽象的事物。

radical着重指事物的根本或其来源。

vital正式用词，侧重指维持生命、活力必不可少的，或生死攸关的。

英语解释

arising from or going to the root

an atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule than has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule

a character conveying the lexical meaning of a logogram

(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed

markedly new or introducing radical change

of or relating to or constituting a linguistic root

especially of leaves; located at the base of a plant or stem; especially arising directly from the root or rootstock or a root-like stem

(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm

a person who has radical ideas or opinions

a sign placed in front of an expression to denote that a root is to be extracted