fusional

/-zhənᵊl, -zhnəl/ (ame, mw)

fusional — adjective

  • fusionalpositive
  • more fusionalcomparative
  • most fusionalsuperlative

1. Describes something that is created by joining or blending separate elements — s

1.形容詞C1
釋義

Describes something that is created by joining or blending separate elements — such as cultures, musical styles, languages, or cells — together into a single new form or whole.

例句

Russian is a fusional language where one noun ending marks gender, number, and case together.

attributive: fusional language (linguistics domain)

After merging with a Japanese firm, the German carmaker developed a fusional culture — its Wolfsburg and Tokyo teams now co-design one chassis platform.

attributive: fusional culture (industry-specific)

同義詞
  • blended

    less formal and more general; emphasizes mixing without necessarily implying a new unified whole

  • integrative

    focuses on the act of bringing parts together into a functioning system; more abstract

  • synthetic

    more formal and often implies an artificial or constructed combination rather than a natural blending

反義詞
  • isolating

    specifically in linguistics, describes languages that use separate words rather than affixes to express grammatical relationships (opposite of fusional)

  • separate

    general opposite; describes things that remain distinct rather than blended together

用法筆記

In linguistics, this adjective appears in the fixed term 'fusional language' to describe languages (such as Latin, Russian, or Arabic) that combine several grammatical meanings into a single affix or ending. In everyday contexts about blending cultures, cuisines, or music styles, the noun modifier 'fusion' (e.g., 'fusion cuisine', 'fusion jazz') is more common than the adjective 'fusional'.

常見錯誤

❌We ate at a fusional restaurant last night.
✅We ate at a fusion restaurant last night.
💡For blended cuisines and music styles, use the noun 'fusion' as a modifier, not the adjective 'fusional'.