biotic

IPA/baɪˈɒtɪk/
IPA/baɪˈɑːtɪk/

biotic — 形容詞

  • bioticpositive
  • more bioticcomparative
  • most bioticsuperlative

1. Relating to the living organisms — such as plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria

1.形容詞C1
釋義

生物的

與生物及生態環境相關的

Relating to the living organisms — such as plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria — that exist in a particular natural area and the ways they affect one another and their surroundings.

例句

Femi and his team documented the biotic diversity of the coral reef over three years.

Femi 和他的團隊花了三年時間記錄這片珊瑚礁的生物多樣性。

active voice: [person/team] + documented + biotic diversity

Hoa noticed that the biotic community in the river had recovered after the clean-up efforts.

Hoa 注意到這條河裡的生物群落在清潔工作之後已經恢復了。

collocation: biotic community

常見搭配
  • biotic factors
  • biotic community
  • biotic diversity
  • biotic components
  • biotic interactions
  • biotic environment
  • biotic composition
同義詞
  • living

    everyday term; less technical than biotic

  • biological

    broader; covers all life processes, not just presence in an environment

  • organic

    mainly refers to carbon-based compounds; not a direct substitute for biotic

  • ecological

    includes both living and non‑living aspects of an environment

反義詞
  • abiotic

    direct opposite; refers to non‑living physical and chemical components of an environment

  • non‑living

    everyday equivalent of abiotic

文法句型

biotic + noun

用法筆記

Frequently contrasts with abiotic (non‑living) in scientific discussions of ecosystems. Often appears in the fixed phrase biotic factors.

常見錯誤

The biotic organisms in the soil help plants grow.
The living organisms in the soil help plants grow.
Biotic already means 'relating to living things', so 'living organisms' is redundant after it.

同根字

  • abiotic
    形容詞C2
  • biota
    名詞C2
  • antibiotic
    名詞B2
  • symbiotic
    形容詞C2
  • macrobiotic
    形容詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • biotic factors
  • biotic community
  • biotic diversity
  • biotic components
  • biotic interactions
  • biotic composition

副詞搭配

  • purely biotic
  • strictly biotic
  • primarily biotic

常用片語

  • biotic and abiotic factors
  • biotic environment
  • biotic stress