germ
英 [dʒɜːm]
美[dʒɝm]
	    - n. [植] 胚芽,萌芽;细菌
 - vi. 萌芽
 
英英释意
- 1. anything that provides inspiration for later work
 
- 2. a small simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
 
- 3. a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use