English Dictionary

invasive

IPA（発音記号）

/ɪnˈveɪsɪv/

形容詞

未分類 比喩的用法 広義

Of or pertaining to invasion; offensive. / (military, also figuratively) That invades a foreign country using military force; also, militarily aggressive.

日本語の意味

侵略に関する、またはその性質を持つ / 攻撃的で、軍事的に侵略する、またはその性格を示す

The invasive force advanced under cover of night, overwhelming the border posts.

侵攻してきた部隊は夜陰に乗じて進撃し、国境の哨戒所を圧倒した。

意味（1）

Of or pertaining to invasion; offensive.

The Spanyards called their invaſive fleete againſt England the Navie Invincible, yet it was overcome.

意味（2）

(military, also figuratively) That invades a foreign country using military force; also, militarily aggressive.

He managed to get back Lorraine; made truce with the Hungarians, who were excessively invasive at that time. Truce with the Hungarians; and then, having gathered strength, made dreadful beating of them; two beatings,—one to each half, for the invasive Savagery had split itself, for better chance of plunder; […]

意味（3）

Intrusive on one's privacy, rights, sphere of activity, etc.

It's wrong of me to ask such an invasive question when I keep so many secrets hidden from you.

意味（4）

Originating externally.

All invasive moral states and passionate enthusiasms make one feelingless to evil in some direction.

意味（5）

(biology) Of an animal or plant: that grows (especially uncontrollably) in environments which do not harbour natural enemies, often to the detriment of native species or of food or garden flora and fauna.

an invasive species

意味（6）

(medicine, surgery) Of a procedure: involving the entry of an instrument into part of the body.

The natural evolution of minimally invasive surgery has taken the surgeon to new heights and has extended the breadth of laparoscopic surgery to include procedures of the colon.

意味（7）

(pathology) Of a carcinoma or other abnormal growth: that invades healthy tissue, especially rapidly.

Two patients developed cancer in the upper urinary tract, and 3 eventually developed invasive cancer.

more invasive （ comparative ）

most invasive （ superlative ）