读音

/ɡɜːrm/

释义

• 名词: 微生物；细菌。例如: “Bacteria are germs that can cause illness.”
• 名词: 种子；萌芽。例如: “The seed of an idea is often the germ of a great invention.”

短语

• “germ theory of disease” 指的是疾病由微生物引起的理论。
• “germicidal agent” 指的是杀菌剂或消毒剂。

例句

• 名词: “Antibiotics are used to fight harmful germs in the body.”
• 名词: “The scientist studied the germs responsible for the flu virus.”

同义词

• Microbe
• Bacterium
• Pathogen
• Virus
• Infection agent