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capsule

英 ['kæpsjuːl; -sjʊl]美 [ˈkæpsul]

n. 膠囊；[植] 蒴果；太空艙；小容器

adj. 壓縮的；概要的

vt. 壓縮；簡述

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中文詞源

capsule 膠囊

來自拉丁詞capsa, 箱子，詞源同case, capsicum.

英語詞源

capsule

capsule: see case

capsule (n.)

1650s, from French capsule "a membranous sac" (16c.), from Latin capsula "small box or chest," diminutive of capsa "box, case, chest" (see case (n.2)). Medicinal sense is 1875; shortened form cap is from 1942. Sense in space capsule is first recorded 1954. As an adjective from 1938. Related: Capsular.

權威例句

1. The police say he swallowed a cyanide capsule to avoid arrest.

警察說他爲了逃避逮捕就吞了一顆氰化物膠囊。

2. A Russian space capsule is currently orbiting the Earth.

一個俄羅斯太空艙目前正在繞地球軌道飛行。

3. You are asked to swallow a capsule containing vitamin B.

你要服一粒維生素B膠囊。

4. You can also take red ginseng in convenient tablet or capsule form.

你也可以選擇便於服用的紅參片或紅參膠囊。

5. The globular seed capsule contains numerous small seeds.

這種球形種子莢裏含有大量的小種子。

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