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源自拉丁语 'germinare',意为'发芽'或'开始生长',由'germen'(芽)派生而来。
❶ 种子开始生长并发育成新植物的过程,通常涉及种子吸收水分、膨胀并突破种皮。
“The germination of these seeds takes about two weeks.”
(这些种子的发芽大约需要两周时间。)
“Proper temperature and moisture are essential for germination.”
(适宜的温度和湿度对发芽至关重要。)
❶ 比喻思想、计划或事物的开始形成或发展。
“The germination of this idea happened during our last meeting.”
(这个想法的萌芽发生在我们上次会议期间。)
“The project is still in the germination stage.”
(这个项目仍处于萌芽阶段。)
seed germination — 特指植物种子开始生长的过程,常用于农业和植物学研究。
“The experiment measured the effect of temperature on seed germination.”
(该实验测量了温度对种子发芽的影响。)
germination rate — 指在一定条件下种子发芽的比例,是衡量种子质量的重要指标。
“This batch of seeds has a germination rate of over 90%.”
(这批种子的发芽率超过90%。)