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Capsule has a couple of meanings that share one idea: a small, closed container that protects what's inside. (1) It's a small container, often shaped like a tiny pill, that holds medicine — you swallow it whole. (2) It's also the part of a spacecraft where astronauts sit, or the part that carries things into space and comes back down.
膠囊(藥的膠囊);太空艙(太空船的密閉艙)
組成From Latin 'capsula', a small box — related to 'case' (a box or container).
同家族的字
- case兩個字都跟「裝東西的容器」有關
原始詞典資料15 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
capsulenoun/ˈkæps(ə)l/
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medicinephysiologysciencesA membranous envelope.
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biologybotanynatural-sciencesA type of simple, dehiscent, dry fruit (seed-case) produced by many species of flowering plants, such as poppy, lily, orchid, willow and cotton.
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biologybotanynatural-sciencesA sporangium, especially in bryophytes.
- The epidermal cells of the capsule wall of Jubulopsis, with nodose "trigones" at the angles, are very reminiscent of what one finds in Frullania spp.
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anatomymedicinesciencesA tough, fibrous layer surrounding an organ such as the kidney or liver
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anatomymedicinesciencesA membrane that surrounds the eyeball
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aerospaceastronauticsbusinessA detachable part of a rocket or spacecraft (usually in the nose) containing the crew's living space.
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A small container containing a dose of medicine.
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in a brief, condensed or compact form
- If this capsule history of our progress teaches us anything, it is that man, in his quest for knowledge and progress, is determined and cannot be deterred.
另外 5 個記錄的用法
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beveragesfoodlifestyleThe covering — formerly lead or tin, now often plastic — over the cork at the top of the wine bottle.
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datedchemistrynatural-sciencesphysical-sciencesA small clay saucer for roasting or melting samples of ores, etc.; a scorifier.
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A small, shallow evaporating dish, usually of porcelain.
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A small cup or shell, often of metal, for a percussion cap, cartridge, etc.
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One of the very small rooms for guests in a capsule hotel.
capsuleverb/ˈkæps(ə)l/
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To form (medicine, etc.) into capsules.
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To encapsulate or summarize.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。