fil·a·ment
noun/ˈfɪləmənt/
/ˈfɪləmənt/
- a thin wire in a light bulb that produces light when electricity is passed through it
（电灯泡的）灯丝；丝极 - (specialist) a long thin piece of something that looks like a thread
细丝；丝状物 - glass/metal filaments
玻璃丝；金属丝 - Under the glass cover was a mass of thin wire filaments.
玻璃罩下面是一团细细的金属丝。 - The male fish develops extended filaments on the dorsal fin.
雄鱼的背鳍上长出延长的细丝。 - Underground fungi filaments provide nutrients and water to the trees.
地下真菌丝为树木提供养分和水。
- glass/metal filaments
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French, or from modern Latin filamentum, from late Latin filare ‘to spin’, from Latin filum ‘thread’.