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Plankton N German Plæŋkt(ə)N N.浮游生物 英 浮游生物(Minute Animal

单词 plankton
音标 ['plæŋkt(ə)n]
解释 n.浮游生物
红宝书 【英】 n. 浮游生物(minute animal and plant life of a body of water)
字源 plankton (n.)
1891, from German Plankton (1887), coined by German physiologist Viktor Hensen (1835-1924) from Greek plankton, neuter of planktos "wandering, drifting," verbal adjective from plazesthai "to wander, drift," from plazein "to drive astray," from PIE root *plak- (2) "to strike, hit" (see plague (n.)). Related: Planktonic.
不择手段背单词 n. (海上的)浮游生物(大量水藻和原生动物, 为鱼类提供食物)
【记】源于plan = plant植物, 浮游生物就是一种植物.
【参】plank(n 木板; 厚板)
趣味全助记 【记】从字形上看是一种plant,又有plank 木板的特点,能在水上浮着,浮游生物;plank ton 一吨木板在漂流,上面全是浮游生物

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