Germ



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解释

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• n. 胚芽, 芽孢; 微生物, 细菌
• ［英］ 胚芽, 芽孢 ( portion of a living organism capable of becoming a new organism) 微生物, 细菌 ( micro-organism, esp one capable of causing disease)
• ［记］ germ本身就是词根:种子, 引申为""细菌""

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: French germe, from Latin germin-, germen, from gignere to beget — more at kin
• Date: 1644
• 1.
  • a. a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts
  • b. the embryo with the scutellum of a cereal grain that is usually separated from the starchy endosperm during milling
• 2. something that initiates development or serves as an origin ; rudiments, beginning
• 3. microorganism; especially a microorganism causing disease

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