insertion
/ɪnˈsɜːʃən/noun
1
- mass noun the action of inserting something插入; 嵌入; 塞入：
the insertion of a line or two into the script.
在剧本中加一两句话。
1.1
- the placing of a spacecraft or satellite into an orbit or trajectory（宇宙飞船、人造卫星的）射入轨道。
2
- a thing that is inserted, in particular插入物, 尤指：
2.1
- an amendment or addition inserted in a text（文本的）修改部分; 添加部分。
2.2
- each appearance of an advertisement in a newspaper or periodical（报刊的）插登广告。
2.3
- an ornamental section of cloth or needlework inserted into the plain material of a garment（服装面料的）布饰; 绣饰。
3
- Anatomy & Zoology the manner or place of attachment of an organ【剖, 动】（器官的）附着; 着生处：
close to the point of leaf insertion.
接近叶的着生点。
3.1
- the manner or place of attachment of a muscle to the part which it moves（肌肉对其移动部分的）附着; 附着点：
the names of the muscles and their insertions on the eyeball.
这些肌肉的名称以及它们在眼球上的着生点。
4
- mass noun Biology the addition of extra DNA or RNA into a section of genetic material【生】（额外脱氧核糖核酸或核糖核酸在基因材料片段中的）插入。
词源
mid 16th cent. (in sense 2)： from late Latin insertio（n-）, from Latin inserere （see INSERT）.