名詞 hypostasis:

1. the suppression of a gene by the effect of an unrelated gene
   同義詞：epistasis
2. the accumulation of blood in an organ
3. any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united
   同義詞：hypostasis of Christ
4. (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality

hy.pos.ta.sis

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 hy.pos.ta.ses[-sôz.]
Philosophy The substance, essence, or underlying reality.
【哲學(xué)】 本質(zhì)，實在：物質(zhì)、精華或潛在的實質(zhì)
Theology
【神學(xué)】
Any of the persons of the Trinity.
三位一體之一
The essential person of Jesus in which his human and divine natures are united.
基督人格：基督最重要的人格，在這人格里他的人性和神性結(jié)合
Something that has been hypostatized.
人格化的東西

A settling of solid particles in a fluid.
沉淀：固體顆粒在液體中的著位
Something that settles to the bottom of a fluid; sediment.
沉渣：沉到液體底部的東西；沉積物
Medicine The settling of blood in the lower part of an organ or the body as a result of decreased blood flow.
【醫(yī)學(xué)】 墜積性充血：血液減少造成的血往器官或身體下部沉淀
Genetics A condition in which the action of one gene conceals or suppresses the action of another gene that is not its allele but that affects the same part or biochemical process in an organism.
【遺傳學(xué)】 下位：一個基因隱蔽或壓迫另一個不是它的等位基因的基因的活動，但是后一個在有機體中影響同樣的部位或生化進(jìn)程

來源：
Late Latin
后期拉丁語
from Greek hupostasis
源自 希臘語 hupostasis
hupo- [hypo-]
hupo- [在…下]
stasis [a standing] * see st3-
stasis [站立] *參見 st3-

【引伸】
hy.postat.ic
hy.postat.ically
adv.（副詞）