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Capsule N Case Sense Kæpsju:L N.荚;胶囊 英 荚(Seed Case

单词 capsule
音标 ['kæpsju:l]
解释 n.荚;胶囊
红宝书 【英】 n. 荚(seed-case of a plant);胶囊(small soluble case containing a dose of medicine)
字源 capsule (n.)
1650s, from French capsule "a membranous sac" (16c.), from Latin capsula "small box or chest," diminutive of capsa "box, case, chest" (see case (n.2)). Medicinal sense is 1875; shortened form cap is from 1942. Sense in space capsule is first recorded 1954. As an adjective from 1938. Related: Capsular.
不择手段背单词 n. 胶囊(内装一剂口服药或维生素); 简洁的概括 = summary
【例】a capsule review 简评, 短评
【记】cap头, sule拼: 酥了. 吃完胶囊头就不痛了, 因为没有感觉.
趣味全助记 【记】cap + seal 帽子般的容器密封起来

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