| 释义 |
organ/ˈɔ:ɡ(ə)n/n. 1a a usu. large musical instrument having pipes supplied with air from bellows, sounded by keys, and distributed into sets or stops which form partial organs, each with a separate keyboard 管风琴(一种较大的乐器，管子由风箱提供空气，由键发出声音) choir organ 伴奏唱诗的风琴; pedal organ 脚踏风琴 b a smaller instrument without pipes, producing similar sounds electronically 电子风琴 c a smaller keyboard wind instrument with metal reeds; a harmonium 簧风琴(一种较小的有金属簧舌的吹奏乐器) d = BARREL ORGAN 2a a usu. self-contained part of an organism having a special vital function 器官 vocal organs 发声器官; digestive organs 消化器官 b esp. joc. the penis [尤诙]阴茎 3 a medium of communication, esp. a newspaper or periodical which serves as the mouthpiece of a movement, political party, etc. 通讯媒体(尤指作为运动、政党等喉舌的报纸、期刊) 4 archaic a professionally trained singing voice [古义] (经过专业训练的)嗓音 5 archaic a region of the brain formerly held to be the seat of a particular faculty [古义] (以前认为执行特别功能的)大脑的一部分 [Middle English from Old English organa & Old French organe, via Latin organum from Greek organon ‘tool’] |