a small round particle of a substance; a drop 小球;滴 globules of fat. 脂肪球。 ■(Astronomy)a small dark cloud of gas and dust seen against a brighter background such as a luminous nebula (天文)球状体
派生 globulous adjective 语源
mid 17th cent.: from French, or from Latin globulus, diminutive of globus 'spherical object, globe'