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superjacent

/soo-per-jey-suhnt/US // ˌsu pərˈdʒeɪ sənt //UK // (ˌsuːpəˈdʒeɪsənt) //

毗邻,毗邻而居,毗邻的,毗邻区

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : lying above or upon something else.

Examples

  • A root which was exposed to view, through the washing away of the superjacent soil, measured 110 feet in length.

  • When the normal tissue was not injured I never saw any that were not superjacent and could not easily be peeled off (croupous).

  • The superjacent skin is tense and glistening, and the surrounding veins are more or less distended.

  • We must not think, however, that all earth containing this ferment is capable of poisoning the superjacent atmosphere.