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Embryo Embryon Greek Literally Inside Bryein Young Homer

正面 6752.embryo
英 ['embrɪəʊ]美 ['ɛmbrɪo]

背面
释义:
n. [胚] 胚胎;胚芽;初期adj. 胚胎的;初期的
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。

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".
embryo 胚胎em-, 进入,使。- bryo, 膨胀,发芽,词源可能同breast, browse.
embryoembryo: [16] The idea underlying embryo is of ‘growing within’. The word comes from Greek émbruon, a compound verb formed from the prefix en- ‘in’ and the verb brúein ‘swell, grow’, which meant literally ‘something that grows inside the body’. English acquired it via late Latin embryo.embryo (n.)"fetus in utero at an early stage of development," mid-14c., from Medieval Latin embryo, properly embryon, from Greek embryon "a young one," in Homer, "young animal," later, "fruit of the womb," literally "that which grows," from assimilated form of en "in" (see en- (2)) + bryein "to swell, be full.""

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