capsule
英 ['k?psju?l; -sj?l]
美[?k?psul]
- n. 膠囊；[植] 蒴果；太空艙；小容器
- adj. 壓縮的；概要的
- vt. 壓縮；簡述
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詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?capsules;
中文詞源
capsule 膠囊
來自拉丁詞capsa, 箱子，詞源同case, capsicum.
英文詞源
- capsule
- capsule: see case
- capsule (n.)
- 1650s, from French capsule "a membranous sac" (16c.), from Latin capsula "small box or chest," diminutive of capsa "box, case, chest" (see case (n.2)). Medicinal sense is 1875; shortened form cap is from 1942. Sense in space capsule is first recorded 1954. As an adjective from 1938. Related: Capsular.
雙語例句
- 1. The police say he swallowed a cyanide capsule to avoid arrest.
- 警察說他為了逃避逮捕就吞了一顆氰化物膠囊。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. A Russian space capsule is currently orbiting the Earth.
- 一個俄羅斯太空艙目前正在繞地球軌道飛行。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B.
- 你要服一粒維生素B膠囊。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. You can also take red ginseng in convenient tablet or capsule form.
- 你也可以選擇便于服用的紅參片或紅參膠囊。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The globular seed capsule contains numerous small seeds.
- 這種球形種子莢里含有大量的小種子。
來自柯林斯例句