English Dictionary

radical

/ˈɹædɪkəl/

adj

Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter. / (botany, not comparable) Pertaining to a root (of a plant). / Pertaining to the basic or intrinsic nature of something.

She has a radical approach to solving problems.

意味（1）

Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.

His beliefs are radical.

意味（2）

(botany, not comparable) Pertaining to a root (of a plant).

意味（3）

Pertaining to the basic or intrinsic nature of something.

The most determined exertions of that authority, against them, only showed their radical independence.

意味（4）

Thoroughgoing; far-reaching.

Phoenix and Lubbock are both caught in severe drought, and it is going to get much worse. We may see many such [dust] storms in the decades ahead, along with species extinctions, radical disturbance of ecosystems, and intensified social conflict over land and water. Welcome to the Anthropocene, the epoch when humans have become a major geological and climatic force.

意味（5）

(lexicography, not comparable) Of or pertaining to the root of a word.

意味（6）

(phonology, phonetics, not comparable, of a sound) Produced using the root of the tongue.

意味（7）

(chemistry, not comparable) Involving free radicals.

意味（8）

(mathematics) Relating to a radix or mathematical root.

a radical quantity; a radical sign

意味（9）

(slang, 1980s & 1990s) Excellent; awesome.

That was a radical jump!