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bacteria

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解释

n. [微] 细菌

※ 提供单词"bacteria"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

bacteria 细菌

来自拉丁词bacilum, 杆。词源同bacillus, 杆菌。

英文词源

bacteria (n.): 1847, plural of Modern Latin bacterium, from Greek bakterion "small staff," diminutive of baktron "stick, rod," from PIE *bak- "staff used for support" (also source of Latin baculum "rod, walking stick"). So called because the first ones observed were rod-shaped. Introduced as a scientific word 1838 by German naturalist Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (1795-1876).

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例句和用法

1. Warm milk is the ideal breeding ground for bacteria.: 温牛奶是细菌理想的滋生地。

2. Potentially dangerous bacteria are regularly sent from one laboratory to another.: 有潜在危险的细菌经常被从一个实验室传到另一个实验室。

3. The fertiliser releases nutrients gradually as bacteria decompose it.: 随着细菌的分解，肥料逐渐释放出各种营养成分。

4. Bacteria reproduce by dividing and making copies of themselves.: 细菌通过分裂和自我复制来繁殖。

5. Chlorine is added to kill bacteria.: 加氯是为了杀死细菌。