英语单词

gene是什么意思

gene

英 [dʒiːn] 美 [dʒin]
  • n. [遗] 基因,遗传因子

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音译“基因”,指生物的遗传物质。中文的“基”为“基本、根基、基础”,“因”为“缘由”,连在一起就是“你的最基本的东西是怎么来的”,音义大和谐,巧夺天工。

中文词源


gene 基因

来自词根gen, 生育,词源同generate. 用于科学术语。

英文词源


gene (n.)
1911, from German Gen, coined 1905 by Danish scientist Wilhelm Ludvig Johannsen (1857-1927), from Greek genea "generation, race," from PIE root *gene- (see genus). De Vries had earlier called them pangenes. Gene pool is attested from 1946.

双语例句


1. He found evidence of mutated forms of the gene.
他找到了该基因出现了变异形式的证据。

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2. It is far too early to make sweeping statements about gene therapy.
现在对基因疗法下结论还为时过早。

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3. The gene is only part of the causation of illness.
基因只是致病的部分原因。

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4. Now, the gene they discovered today doesn't account for all those cases.
不过,他们现在发现的基因无法解释所有的病例。

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5. Gene clerked at the auction.
吉恩在拍卖会上作文书工作。

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