vivi

IPA/vˈɪvi/
IPA/vˈɪvi/

vivi — combining form

1. alive : living — used as a combining form that turns a stem into a word meaning

1.構詞成分
釋義

alive : living — used as a combining form that turns a stem into a word meaning related to life or living organisms.

例句

The ethics committee debated whether vivisection could ever be justified for medical research.

compound: vivisection = vivi- + section

Whales are viviparous mammals that give birth to a single calf after a long pregnancy.

compound: viviparous = vivi- + -parous

同義詞
  • bio-

    Bio- is a much more common combining form for 'life' (biology, biography), used across all registers; vivi- appears only in specialised scientific or literary vocabulary.

反義詞
  • mort-

    The Latin stem mort- means 'death' (mortal, mortuary) and contrasts directly with vivi- 'life'.

文法句型

vivi- + noun/verb stem

用法筆記

Vivi- is not a standalone English word — it only appears as a bound stem in compound words, most commonly in scientific and literary contexts. The related free morpheme is 'vivid' (from Latin vivere 'to live'), though its meaning has shifted to 'bright and clear' rather than strictly 'alive'.

常見錯誤

❌The doctor performed a vivi on the rat
✅The doctor performed a vivisection on the rat.
💡'vivi' is not a noun; the full compound word is needed.
❌Snakes are vivi because they lay eggs
✅Snakes are oviparous, not viviparous
💡viviparous means giving birth to live young.' — Confusing viviparous with oviparous.