| 释义 |
bacterium/bækˈtiəriəm/n. (pl. bacteria /-riə/) a member of a large group of unicellular micro-organisms lacking organelles and an organized nucleus, some of which can cause disease 细菌 □ bacterial adj.[modern Latin from Greek baktērion, diminutive of baktron ‘stick’]■ Usage 用法说明 A very common mistake is the use of bacteria as the singular form, e.g. The salmonella bacteria accounts for the majority of food poisoning case today. This is not acceptable and the form bacterium should always be used in such examples. 把 bacteria 当作单数名词看待是个常见的错误，如 The salmonella bacteria accounts for the majority of food poisoning cases today (沙门氏菌已成为当今大多数食物中毒的罪魁祸首)。这个例子是不能接受的，这类例子中应该用 bacterium 。 |