Germ 是英語名詞，音標為英 [dʒɜːm]、美 [dʒɜːrm]，複數形式為 germs。其核心語義包含病菌、細菌、起源、萌芽等，具有微生物學與生物學雙重屬性。
在微生物學領域，germ 主要指引發疾病的病原體（如細菌、病毒），常見於衛生與疾病防治場景。生物學層面既可指胚芽、胚層等結構，也引申為事物發展的初始階段，如學術術語 germ cell（生殖細胞）、germ layer（胚層）等。抽象用法中常以"germ of an idea"等形式表示起源概念，套用於社會科學與藝術領域。
該詞源自古英語 georma（芽體），原指植物萌芽。18世紀後因微生物學發展衍生出病原體含義，現代用法同時保留原始萌芽隱喻（如"in germ"表示初級階段），形成生物實體與抽象概念並存的語言特徵。
基本介紹
- 外文名：germ
- 詞性：名詞
- 英式讀音：[dʒɜːm]
- 美式讀音：[dʒɜːrm]
單詞釋義,短語搭配,雙語例句,
單詞釋義
英 [dʒɜːm] 美 [dʒɜːrm]
n. 病菌，細菌；起源，萌芽；極少量；胚芽，胚胎
[ 複數 germs ]
短語搭配
Wheat Germ Oil 小麥胚芽油 ; 麥子胚芽油 ; 麥芽油 ; [食品] 小麥胚油
germ cell [組織] 生殖細胞 ; 胚細胞 ; 種質細胞
wheat germ 小麥胚芽 ; 麥芽粉 ; 小麥胚芽油 ; 麥芽
germ layer [胚] 胚層 ; 生死層
Germ cell tumor 生殖細胞瘤 ; 生殖細胞腫瘤 ; 小兒生殖細胞瘤
germ war 細菌戰
primordial germ cell [胚] 原始生殖細胞 ; 原始性細胞 ; 原始胚細胞
germ pore [植] 芽孔 ; [植] 萌發孔 ; 孢膜孔
germ band [胚] 胚帶
in germ [比喻]處於初級階段，處於萌芽階段
wheat germ oil [植]麥胚油
germ plasm [生]種質；胚質；生殖細胞的細胞質；遺傳物質
tooth germ 牙胚
germ tube 發芽管，萌發管
雙語例句
- This was the germ of a book. 這是一本書的創作萌芽。
- There was a thick growth of staph germ. 葡萄球菌的胚芽生長得很茂盛。
- The germ of protest has continued to spread. 抗議行動的胚芽還在四處蔓延。
- The refining process removes the bran and germ from the grain. 精製過程將麩皮和胚芽從穀物中除去。
- A motive is just a little cell, a germ, out of which the composer will build other musical material. 動機只是個小小的細胞，一個胚芽，作曲家將從中創造出其他的音樂素材。
- Olive oil, wheat germ oil, and rice bran oil also naturally contain squalene, albeit in smaller amounts. 橄欖油，小麥胚芽油、米糠油中也含有天然的角鯊烯，但含量不多。
- This germ—which is present in soil and water, not feces—is responsible for "swimmers ear", an itchy or painful inflammation of the ear. 這種細菌——存在於泥土和水中，而非糞便——是造成“游泳耳”的主要原因，症狀是耳朵發癢疼痛和紅腫。
- The cells could be converted into germ cells for use in assisted breeding programmes to help diversify the gene pools of endangered species, she says. 細胞可以轉換成用於協助繁殖項目的生殖細胞，以幫助增加瀕危物種基因庫里的品種。
- Here was the germ of a brilliant idea. 一個絕妙的主意就是從這裡萌發的。
- It is another kind of language that he represents that will be that kind of germ of what Sal is looking for. 他所代表的另一種語言將是薩爾所要尋找的語言的起源。
- The fact of the matter is that demon theory doesn't do a very good job of explaining the disease, while germ theory does do a good job. 事實上，惡魔理論並不能很好地解釋疾病的問題，而微生物理論卻能將疾病問題分析得很透徹。
- I found evidence of high-level decisions about the secret Soviet germ-warfare program, which violated the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention. 我發現了蘇聯細菌武器計畫的高層決策的證據，這違反《生物與毒素武器公約》。
- It's tempting to leave your cleaning implement—a damp rag or sponge—hanging around to use the next day, but that could create a germ breeding ground. 把你的清潔工具——一塊濕抹布或海綿——懸掛起來留到第二天使用是很誘人的，不過那樣也會使它們成為細菌的滋生地。
- In the meanwhile, the protein of tofu will decompose caused by the germ and mucedine. 同時，豆腐中的蛋白質會被產生的細菌和黴菌分解。
- This germ is found on things used by the patients. 這種細菌附著在病人使用過的東西上。
- More transmission of the TB germ. 結核病病菌傳播的幾率增加。
- This beetle eats mainly the germ of the grain. 這種甲蟲要吃穀物的胚芽。
- The germ of the race is in your mother's longing. 人類的胚芽是在你母親的願望里。
- One of the scariest germ incubators may be the office. 最讓人恐怖的細菌培養器之一可能是你的辦公室。
- We've got, roughly, germ theory and we've got demon theory. 把它們概括一下，微生物理論和惡魔理論。
- This week's meeting may be the germ of a new pan-Latin American club. 本周的會議也許能稱得上是新泛拉丁美洲俱樂部的萌芽。
- We're not proposing a return to the germ-filled environment of the 1850s. 我們不是提議重返充滿細菌的19世紀50年代那樣的環境中去。
- Wheat germ also offers a good mix of fiber, protein, and some good fat. 麥芽還能帶給人們很棒的纖維、蛋白質和一些不錯的脂肪。
- Each one of his photographs seems to contain the germ [of] all his work. 他的每一張照片似乎都包含它所有作品的源泉。
- Good sources of zinc include whole grains, soy products, nuts and wheat germ. 而所有的穀物，豆製品，堅果和麥芽都富含鋅。
- The germ would be an even smaller organism that attacks its host germ from within. 小的細菌會寄生在大的細菌上，並攻擊它們。
- Germ-free mice spent more time roaming about an open arena than other mice did. 無菌鼠比另一老鼠會花費更多的時間遊蕩在空閒區域。
- Families often inherit a negative thinking style that carries the germ of depression. 家庭成員通常會繼承攜帶著抑鬱細菌的消極思考風格。
- Well, we heard that one too, but "Pioneer Germ Fighters" totally rules. (Laughter) 嗯，我們也聽過那首兒歌，但我們完全被《微生物先去勇士》統治了。
