embryo
英 ['embrɪəʊ]
美 ['ɛmbrɪo]
- n. [胚] 胚胎；胚芽；初期
- adj. 胚胎的；初期的
助记提示
1. em- "in" + bryein "swell, grow, be full" => embryon => embryo.
2. Greek embryon "a young one," in Homer, "young animal," later, "fruit of the womb," literally "something that grows inside the body".
3. The idea underlying embryo is of "growing inside the body".
双语例句
- 1. The mother provides the embryo with nourishment and a place to grow.
- 母亲为胎儿提供营养和成长的空间。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. These developments were foreseen in embryo more than a decade ago.
- 这些发展早在十多年前的萌芽阶段就已预见到。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. An eight-week-old embryo is only an inch long.
- 8星期大的胚胎只有一英寸长。
来自柯林斯例句
