transplant
释义
To move a plant from one place and set it down in another.
移栽,移植(植物)
To transfer an organ or tissue from one body to another by surgery.
移植(器官、组织)
To move a person or thing to a new place or context.
使迁移,移居
An operation transferring an organ; the organ transferred.
移植手术;移植的器官
词根拆分
词根派生trans-(跨越)+ plant(栽入地里)= 起出来,跨越着放到新土里。本义是把苗移到新位置;医学借用这个园艺意象,表示把器官从一个身体移到另一个。
词根 plant 还连着 8 个词使用指南
- 园艺(中性):把幼苗 transplant 到大盆里
- 医学(专业):heart/kidney transplant——现代最常见的用法
- 迁居(非正式):a New York transplant——从外地迁来的人
- 重音转移:动词 trans-PLANT(doctors trans-PLANTED the kidney)vs 名词 TRANS-plant(he needs a TRANS-plant)。
例句
- 1.
It's best to transplant the seedlings once they have four leaves.
幼苗长出四片叶子后移栽最好。
- 2.
She has been waiting two years for a kidney transplant.
她已经等待肾脏移植两年了。
- 3.
The surgeons successfully transplanted a donor heart into the patient.
外科医生成功为患者移植了一颗供体心脏。
- 4.
Many tech workers are transplants from the coasts who moved for cheaper rent.
许多科技从业者是为了更便宜的房租从沿海迁来的外来者。