exotic

esotico

Che viene da luoghi lontani e appare insolito, interessante o affascinante.

In inglese semplice: From a faraway place and seeming unusual, interesting, or exciting.

• The market sells exotic fruit.
• They dreamed of visiting exotic islands.
• The room smelled of exotic spices.

Contrari: familiar

Espressioni comuni: exotic fruit, exotic flowers, exotic destination

alloctono, non autoctono

Detto di una pianta o un animale originario di un’altra zona, che non vive naturalmente in questo ambiente.

In inglese semplice: A plant or animal that comes from another area and does not naturally live in this environment.

• This exotic plant came from Asia.
• Exotic species can threaten local wildlife.
• Several exotic fish now live in the lake.

Sinonimi: non-native, introduced

Contrari: native, indigenous

Espressioni comuni: exotic species, exotic plants, exotic animals

extraterrestre

Che proviene da un luogo fuori dalla Terra.

In inglese semplice: Coming from somewhere beyond Earth.

• The story describes exotic life from another planet.
• Scientists examined exotic material brought back from space.
• The spacecraft carried a sample of exotic rock.

Sinonimi: extraterrestrial, alien

Contrari: terrestrial

Espressioni comuni: exotic materials, exotic life, exotic origin

particella esotica

Particella studiata in fisica con una struttura o proprietà insolite.

In inglese semplice: A particle with an unusual structure or properties, studied in physics.

• The detector may have found an exotic.
• Physicists study exotics to understand how quarks interact.
• The team compared the exotic with ordinary particles.

Sinonimi: exotic particle

Espressioni comuni: an exotic, detect an exotic, a possible exotic