membrane
/ˈmembreɪn/noun
1- Anatomy & Zoology【剖, 动】a pliable sheet-like structure acting as a boundary, lining, or partition in an organism膜。
1.1
- a thin pliable sheet or skin of various kinds薄膜; 膜状物：
the concrete should include a membrane to prevent rising damp.
混凝土应该有一层薄膜防止潮气上升。
1.2
- Biology a microscopic double layer of lipids and proteins which bounds cells and organelles and forms structures within cells【生】膜。
派生词
membranaceous
adjectivemembraneous
adjectivemembranous
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Latin membrana, from membrum 'limb'.