ectoplasm

FREQ #49226

n. 外胚层质, 外质 [医] 外[胞]浆, 外质

发音

/ˈɛktəˌplæzəm/

词形变化

ectoplasms 复数 ectoplasms

别名

exoplasm

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A visible substance believed to emanate from the body of a spiritualistic medium during communication with the dead.

    外质

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    An immaterial or ethereal substance, especially the transparent corporeal presence of a spirit or ghost.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    The outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm.

    可数 不可数 生物 医学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 3

cytol cytoplasm emanation

词源

From ecto- (“outside”) + plasm or -plasm, referring to the fact that ectoplasm is believed to emanate from and materialize outside of the medium's body.

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