读音

/stɛm/

释义

• 名词:

  • （植物的）茎，主干：The stem of the plant holds up the leaves.
  • （花朵的）花梗：The stem of the rose was long and strong.
  • （器物的）柄，把：The stem of the glass is thin and delicate.
  • （动词的）词干，基本形式：In English, many verbs have irregular stems, like “run” and “ran”.

• 动词:

  • 从中心部分伸出或长出：The branches stem from the main trunk of the tree.
  • 源自，起源于：Her interest in music stems from her childhood.

短语

• “stem from” 意为源自，由…产生：Our problems seem to stem from poor communication.
• “stem the tide” 意为阻止潮流，制止：We need to work together to stem the spread of misinformation.

例句

• 名词: “The artist painted the intricate details of the flower’s stem.”
• 动词: “His love for nature stems from his childhood spent in the countryside.”

同义词

• Main part
• Trunk
• Source
• Origin
• Basis (for the verb sense)