organism

organism
noun
  1. an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form
    生物,有机体
    ■the material structure of such an individual
    机体,有机组织
    the heart's contribution to the maintenance of the human organism.
    心脏对于维持人体组织的贡献。
    ■a whole with interdependent parts compared to a living being
    (像生物的)有机整体
    the Church is a divinely constituted organism.
    教会是依靠上帝的力量构成的有机整体。
派生
organismal
adjective
organismic
adjective
语源
  1. early 18th cent. (in the sense 'organization', from organize): current senses derive from French organisme
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