capsule
/ˈkæpsjuːl/noun
1
- a small case or container, especially a round or cylindrical one（尤指圆或圆柱形）小盒; 小容器。
1.1
- a small soluble case of gelatin containing a dose of medicine, swallowed whole（药剂）胶囊。
1.2
- short for SPACE CAPSULE.SPACE CAPSULE的简称。
2
- Anatomy a tough sheath or membrane that encloses something in the body, such as a kidney, a lens, or a synovial joint【剖】（肾、晶状体或滑液关节等的）被膜, 囊。
2.1
- Biology a gelatinous layer forming the outer surface of some bacterial cells【生】（细菌细胞外表的）胶质层, 荚膜。
3
- the foil or plastic covering the cork of a wine bottle瓶盖帽（覆盖在酒瓶软木塞上的箔或塑料）。
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- Botany a dry fruit that releases its seeds by bursting open when ripe, such as a pea pod【植】（豌豆等的）荚果, 蒴果。
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- Botany the spore-producing structure of mosses and liverworts, typically borne on a stalk【植】（尤指长在茎上的）孢蒴。
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- as modifier figurative (of a piece of writing) shortened but retaining the essence of the origin; condensed〈喻〉（作品）概要, 梗概：
a capsule review of the movie.
一篇该影片的概要评论。
6.1
- (of a collection of clothing) consisting of a relatively small set of key items（全部衣饰）重要服饰较少的：
a capsule wardrobe.
没有太多重要物件的全部衣饰。
派生词
capsular
adjectivecapsulate
adjective词源
late Middle English （in the general sense 'small container'）： via French from Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa （see CASE2）.