organ
/ˈɔːgən/noun
1
- a large musical instrument having rows of pipes supplied with air from bellows (now usually electrically powered), and played using a keyboard or by an automatic mechanism. The pipes are generally arranged in ranks of a particular type, each controlled by a stop, and often into larger sets linked to separate keyboards.风琴; 管风琴。
1.1
- a smaller instrument without pipes, producing similar sounds electronically电风琴。 参见REED ORGAN.
2
- a part of an organism which is typically self-contained and has a specific vital function器官。
2.1
- used euphemistically to refer to the penis〈婉〉阴茎。
2.2
- archaic a region of the brain formerly held to be the seat of a particular faculty〈古〉智力区。
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- a department or organization that performs a specified function机关, 部门：
the central organs of administration and business.
行政和商务的中央部门。
2.4
- a medium of communication, especially a newspaper or periodical which serves as the mouthpiece of a political party or movement喉舌; （尤指政党或运动的）机关报：
the People's Daily, the official organ of the Chinese Communist Party.
《人民日报》, 中国共产党的机关报。
词源
late Old English, via Latin from Greek organon 'tool, instrument, sense organ', reinforced in Middle English by Old French organe.