embryonic
英 [,embr?'?n?k]
美 [,?mbr?'ɑn?k]
助記提示
1. em- "in" + bryein "swell, grow, be full" => embryon + -ic => embryonic.
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".
中文詞源
embryonic 胚胎的來自embryo, 胚胎。
英文詞源
- embryonic (adj.)
- 1819, from medical Latin embryonem (see embryo) + -ic. Figurative use is from 1856. Earlier adjectives were embryonal (1650s), embryonate (1690s). Related: Embryonically.
雙語例句
- 1. The plan, as yet, only exists in embryonic form.
- 這個計劃迄今為止還只是在醞釀之中。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. It is still in an embryonic stage.
- 它還處于萌芽階段.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. Embryonic development seems to be controlled principally by a very small number of master genes.
- 胚胎發育似乎主要受制于少數主導基因。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The plan, as yet, only exists in embryonic form.
- 這個計劃迄今為止還只是在醞釀之中。
來自辭典例句
- 5. Mrs Almond lived much farther up town, in an embryonic street.
- 埃爾蒙德太太的家還要繼續往北, 在一處剛剛開始形成的街上.
來自辭典例句