microorganism

B2

n. 微生物, 微小动植物 [化] 微生物

发音

UK /ˌmaɪ.kɹəʊˈɔː.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/
US /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/

词形变化

microorganisms 复数 microorganisms

别名

micro-organism microörganism

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye; especially, a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.

    微生物

    生物

    The cud is then reswallowed by the ruminant and further digested by specialized microorganisms that live in the rumen.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

being organism

下位词 10

virus bug bacteria germ pathogen microbe bacterium intestinal flora microflora monad

部分词 1

pilus

词源

From micro- + organism.

来源：wiktionary