| 释义 |
cuticle/ˈkju:tik(ə)l/n. 1 the dead skin at the base of a fingernail or toenail (指甲或趾甲根部的)角质层，护膜 2 the outer cellular layer of a hair (头发表层的)护膜，毛(发)鳞片 3 the epidermis 表皮 4 Bot. & Zool. the outer layer of an organism, esp. a protective often waxy layer covering the epidermis of a plant or invertebrate 【植】【动】角质层 □ cuticular /-ˈtikjʊlə/ adj.[Latin cuticula, diminutive of cutis ‘skin’] |