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mutated

UK //mjuːˈteɪtɪd//US //ˈmjuːteɪtɪd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'mutare'(意为改变),通过法语 'muter' 进入英语,-ate 后缀表示动作完成状态。

adjective

❶ 指基因或生物体发生变异的状态,通常因DNA序列改变导致性状变化,可自然发生或人为诱发。

“The virus has mutated into a more contagious strain.”

(该病毒已变异成传染性更强的毒株。)

“Scientists studied the mutated bacteria under the microscope.”

(科学家在显微镜下研究变异的细菌。)

❶ 描述基因或生物体经历变异的过程,强调从原始状态转变为新特性的动态变化。

“The virus mutated rapidly during the outbreak.”

(疫情期间该病毒迅速发生变异。)

“These cells mutated after chemical treatment.”

(这些细胞在化学处理后发生了突变。)

同义词:altered, transformed, modified

常见短语

mutated form — 指生物或物质经过变异后呈现的新形态,常用于生物学或医学语境。

“The mutated form of the protein causes the disease.”

(该蛋白质的变异形态会导致疾病。)

highly mutated — 形容发生大量基因变异的生物体,通常与快速进化或异常特性相关。

“This cancer sample contains highly mutated cells.”

(这份癌症样本含有高度变异的细胞。)