species
species
[ˈspiːʃiːz, -ʃɪz, ˈspiːs-]
(复同单)
[ˈspiːʃiːz, -ʃɪz, ˈspiːs-]
(复同单)
- (缩略词： sp., spp.)(Biology)a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding. The species is the principal natural taxonomic unit, ranking below a genus and denoted by a Latin binomial, e.g. Homo sapiens
(生)物种，种
■(Logic)a group subordinate to a genus and containing individuals agreeing in some common attributes and called by a common name
(逻)种类
■a kind or sort
种；类
a species of invective at once tough and suave.
软硬兼施的一种漫骂。
■used humorously to refer to people who share a characteristic or occupation
(幽默)同类人
a political species that is becoming more common, the environmental statesman.
一类正变得越来越普遍的政治性人物: 环境政治家。
■(Chemistry & Physics)a particular kind of atom, molecule, ion, or particle
(化，物理)核素
a new molecular species.
一种新分子。 - (Christian Church)the visible form of each of the elements of consecrated bread and wine in the Eucharist
(基督教)（圣餐中用的）面包和圣酒
- late Middle English: from Latin, literally appearance, form, beauty', from specere 'to look'
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