exo-

短语

[医] 外, 在外

发音

US /ɛksoʊ-/
UK /ɛksəʊ-/

释义与例句

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  1. 1.

    outside; external

  2. 2.

    outside; external

    extrasolar; beyond the Solar System (our solar system)

    天文

    exo- + planet → exoplanet

    exo- + biology → exobiology

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵʰs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō)der. English exo- From Ancient Greek ἔξω (éxō, “outer; external”).

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