| 释义 |
germ/dʒɜ:m/n. 1 a micro-organism, esp. one which causes disease 微生物，细菌(尤指病菌) 2a a portion of an organism capable of developing into a new one; the rudiment of an animal or plant 胚芽；芽孢 b an embryo of a seed 胚 wheatgerm 麦胚 3 an original idea etc. from which something may develop; an elementary principle 起源，根源；基本原理 □ in germ not yet developed 处于萌芽状态，处在不发达阶段 □ germy adj.[French germe from Latin germen germinis ‘sprout’] |