2ADJ [ADJ n](想法、体系或机构)萌芽阶段的,初期的 An embryo idea, system, or organization is in the very early stages of development, but is expected to grow stronger. (想法、体系或机构)萌芽阶段的,初期的
They are an embryo party of government.
他们这个政党有望组建政府,但目前还不成熟。
It was an embryo idea rather than a fully worked proposal.
这只是初步的想法,并非成形的提议。
3PHRASE [verb-link PHRASE]在萌芽期;在初期 Something that is in embryo is at a very early stage of its development. 在萌芽期;在初期
These developments were foreseen in embryo more than a decade ago.