| 单词 | germ |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [dʒə:m] |
| 解释 | n.胚芽，芽孢；微生物，细菌 |
| 红宝书 | 【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' |
| 字源 | germ (n.) mid-15c., "bud, sprout;" 1640s, "rudiment of a new organism in an existing one," from Middle French germe "germ (of egg); bud, seed, fruit; offering," from Latin germen (genitive germinis) "sprout, bud," perhaps from PIE root *gen- "to beget, bear" (see genus). The older sense is preserved in wheat germ and germ of an idea; sense of "seed of a disease" first recorded 1796 in English; that of "harmful microorganism" dates from 1871. Germ warfare recorded from 1920. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. 微生物; 种子、萌芽(可作为进一步成长或发展的基础事物) 【参】germicide(n 杀菌剂)cide杀; suicide(n 自杀) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】音：芥末，是辗碎的芥菜种子，是种子与幼芽，菌类 |
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