holdfast

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Something to or by which an object can be securely fastened.
    — And Ivy divided from the root, we have observed to live some years, by the cirrous parts commonly conceived but as tentacles and holdfasts unto it.
  2. A root-like structure that anchors aquatic sessile organisms, such as seaweed, other sessile algae, stalked crinoids, benthic cnidarians, and sponges, to the substrate.
  3. Actinomycosis. archaic
  4. The aspect of a character that experiences destructive temptation.
    — Alienation: A stage on the downside of the passage wherein the holdfast and the antihero take actions which bring about a disintegration of personality.

词形变化

holdfasts plural

词汇关系

衍生词
Holdfast Bay holdfastness

词源

Deverbal from hold fast.
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