Ova is the plural of ovum. An ovum is an egg cell — the kind of egg inside a female body, not the kind you eat for breakfast.

OvaOva is the plural of ovum是ovum的複數 An ovumOvum(卵子) is an egg cell指的是卵細胞 — the kind of egg inside a female body是女性體內的那種「蛋」, not the kind you eat for breakfast不是你早餐吃的那種蛋

In humans the ovaries usually release one ovum at a time; if a sperm cell meets it, a baby can start to grow.

In humans在人類身上, the ovaries卵巢 usually release one ovum at a time通常一次排出一顆卵子; if a sperm cell meets it如果精子遇到它, a baby can start to grow就可能開始孕育一個寶寶

Doctors and biology teachers say ovum / ova; everyday English often just says egg or egg cell, and that is fine in class too. Because the plural comes from Latin, careful science writing does not add a normal English -s and say ovums. One ovum, two ova.

Doctors and biology teachers醫生和生物老師 say ovum / ova會說ovum/ova; everyday English日常英文 often just says egg or egg cell常常就直接說egg或egg cell, and而且 that is fine in class too在課堂上這樣說也沒問題 Because是因為 the plural comes from Latin這個複數是從拉丁文來的, careful science writing嚴謹的科學寫作 does not add a normal English -s不會照英文習慣加-s and say ovums說成ovums One ovum一個是ovum, two ova兩個以上是ova

You will almost only see this word in health and biology. It is not a kitchen word, and it is not the same as oval, which is a shape.

You will almost only see this word你幾乎只會看到這個詞 in health and biology出現在健康和生物學的內容裡 It is not a kitchen word它不是廚房裡會用的詞, and而且 it is not the same as oval也跟oval(橢圓形)不一樣, which is a shape那是形狀的詞