germ
germ
noun
germy
( germier, germiest)
adjective(germier, germiest)
noun
- a micro-organism, especially one which causes disease
（尤指引起疾病的）微生物；病菌；细菌 - a portion of an organism capable of developing into a new one or part of one
生殖细胞。 比较 germ cell
■the embryo in a cereal grain or other plant seed
芽孢；胚芽。 比较 wheatgerm
■an initial stage from which something may develop
起源，萌芽
the germ of a brilliant idea.
伟大想法的萌芽。
germy
( germier, germiest)
adjective(germier, germiest)
- (（非正式，)。 限义项1）
- late Middle English (in sense 2): via Old French from Latin germen 'seed, sprout'. Sense 1 dates from the late 19th cent
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