hormone

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n. 荷尔蒙 [化] 激素(旧称荷尔蒙)

发音

UK /ˈhɔːməʊn/
US /ˈhoɹmoʊn/

词形变化

hormones 复数 hormones hormoned hormones 三单 hormoning hormoning 现在分词 hormoned 过去式 hormoned 过去分词

教材释义与例句

名词

激素，荷尔蒙

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any substance produced by one tissue and conveyed by the bloodstream to another to effect physiological activity.

    激素

    荷尔蒙

    医学
  2. 2.

    A synthetic compound with the same activity.

    医学
  3. 3.

    A synthetic compound with the same activity.

    Sex hormones, as used in hormone replacement therapy for transgender or intersex people.

    非正式 医学

    I'm going to be going to slightly higher doses of hormones soon.

  4. 4.

    Any similar substance in plants.

    生物 植物学
v.
  1. 1.

    To treat with hormones.

    非正式 及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

endocrine

上位词 1

secretion

下位词 10

insulin steroid oxytocin ACTH ADH adrenocorticotrophin adrenocorticotropic hormone adrenocorticotropin adrenosterone antidiuretic hormone

相关短语

hormone replacement therapy n. 激素取代疗法 hormone therapy hormone therapies hormone replacement therapies sex hormone binding globulin sex hormone-binding globulin antidiuretic hormone [化] 抗利尿激素 [医] 抗利尿激素 tropic hormone neurohypophysis hormone growth hormone [医] 生长激素 plant hormone [医] 植物激素 luteinizing hormone [化] 促黄体(生成)激素 [医] 黄体化激素 follicle stimulating hormone 促卵泡激素 adrenocorticotropic hormone [医] 促肾上腺皮质激素, 促皮质素 follicle-stimulating hormone [化] 促滤泡素 [医] 促卵泡成熟激素, 促配子成熟激素

词源

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὁρμή (hormḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ω (-ắō) Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn)lbor. English hormone Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ὁρμῶν (hormôn), present participle of ὁρμάω (hormáō, “to set in motion, to urge on”), from ὁρμή (hormḗ, “rapid motion forwards, onrush, onset, assault, impulse to do a thing, effort”).

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