🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

开创性论文

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kāichuàngxìng lùnwén

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Seminal paper/ˈsɛm.ɪ.nəl ˈpeɪ.pər/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这篇开创性论文改变了整个学科的面貌。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An article or publication that strongly influences later developments in a field of study.

    "Watson and Crick published their seminal paper on the structure of DNA in 1953."
  2. 2

    A ground-breaking academic or scientific document that introduces a completely new concept or methodology.

    "Every researcher in artificial intelligence must read this seminal paper on neural networks."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'seminal' derives from the Latin 'seminalis', meaning 'pertaining to seed', originating from 'semen' (seed), entering English in the late 14th century to denote something generative or influential. 'Paper' comes from the Latin 'papyrus', via Old French, referring to a scholarly essay or document. Combined in academic contexts from the 20th century, a 'seminal paper' refers to a foundational work from which future ideas sprout.

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