名詞 germinal:

1. seventh month of the Revolutionary calendar (March and April); the month of buds

形容詞 germinal:

1. containing seeds of later development
   同義詞：originative, seminal

ger.mi.nal

adj.（形容詞）
Of, relating to, or having the nature of a germ cell.
幼芽的，萌發(fā)的：屬于、有關(guān)或有生殖細(xì)胞特性的
Of, relating to, or occurring in the earliest stage of development:
未成熟的，初期的：屬于、有關(guān)或發(fā)生在發(fā)展的最初階段的：
例句：
was active in the germinal stages of the space program.
在太空計(jì)劃的最初階段是積極的

來源：
French
法語
from Latin germen germin- [seed] * see gen…-
源自 拉丁語 germen germin- [種子，芽，胚] *參見 gen…-

【引伸】
ger.minally
adv.（副詞）