organism
/ˈɔːgənɪzəm/noun
1- an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form生物, 有机体。
1.1
- the material structure of such an individual机体, 有机组织：
the heart's contribution to the maintenance of the human organism.
心脏对于维持人体组织的贡献。
1.2
- a whole with interdependent parts compared to a living being（像生物的）有机整体：
the Church is a divinely constituted organism.
教会是依靠上帝的力量构成的有机整体。
派生词
organismal
adjectiveorganismic
adjective词源
early 18th cent. （in the sense 'organization', from ORGANIZE）： current senses derive from French organisme.