organism
UK/'ɒ:gәnizm/US
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Definitions
n.
An individual living thing, such as an animal, plant, or microbe
生物；有机体（动物、植物或微生物等单个生命体）
n.
A whole made of interdependent parts that work together (often figurative)
有机整体（由相互依存、协同运作的部分组成，常作比喻）
Root Breakdown
Root-derived+
-ismdoctrine, belief, practice
=organism
organ (functional body part) + -ism (system/state) = a living thing seen as a system of organs working as one. The emphasis is on integration: not a heap of parts, but parts cooperating toward a single life.
Root organ still carries 10 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.living organism活有机体
- 2.single-celled organism单细胞生物
- 3.microscopic organism微生物
- 4.complex organism复杂有机体
Example Sentences
- 1.
Bacteria are among the smallest living organisms on Earth.
- 2.
A single-celled organism can still respond to its environment.
- 3.
He described the city as a living organism that constantly changes.