metabolism

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n. 新陈代谢, 变态 [化] 新陈代谢; 代谢

发音

UK /mɪˈtab.ə.lɪz.əm/
其它
UK /mɪˈtab.ə.lɪz.m̩/
US /məˈtæb.əˌlɪz.əm/
US /məˈtæb.əˌlɪz.m̩/
AU /mɪˈtæb.ə.lɪz.əm/
AU /mɪˈtæb.ə.lɪz.m̩/
IN /mɛʈəˈbɔlɪzm̩/

词形变化

metabolisms 复数 metabolisms

别名

ADMET

教材释义与例句

名词

新陈代谢

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.

    可数 不可数 医学

    The metabolisms of aerobic bacteria require oxygen

  2. 2.

    The rate at which these processes occur for a given organism

    可数 不可数 医学 引申义

    Small animals have a much higher metabolism than large animals because they lose more body heat

  3. 3.

    The processes that maintain any dynamic system.

    可数 比喻 不可数 引申义

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

metamorphosis

下位词 7

respiration glycolysis hemimetabolism hemimetaboly hemimetamorphosis heterometabolism holometabolism

部分词 7

anabolism catabolism citric acid cycle dissimilation katabolism Krebs cycle tricarboxylic acid cycle

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-) Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH-der. Proto-Hellenic *gʷəlnō Ancient Greek βᾰ́λλω (bắllō) Ancient Greek μεταβάλλω (metabállō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek μετᾰβολή (metăbolḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English metabolism From Ancient Greek μεταβολή (metabolḗ, “change”) + -ism, from μεταβάλλω (metabállō, “to change, to alter”) + -η (-ē, action noun suffix).

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