English Dictionary

adventitious

/ˌæd.vənˈtɪʃ.əs/

adj

From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign. / Accidental, additional, appearing casually. / (genetics, medicine) Not congenital; acquired.

The adventitious noise from the construction site made it difficult to concentrate.

意味（1）

From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.

意味（2）

Accidental, additional, appearing casually.

The discovery of the art of making pottery was probably in all cases adventitious, the clay being first used for some other purpose.

意味（3）

(genetics, medicine) Not congenital; acquired.

意味（4）

(biology) Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.

Coordinate term: ectopic