1715, from Latin cilia, plural of cilium "eyelid, eyelash," perhaps related to celare "to cover, hide," from PIE root *kel- "to conceal" (see cell), but words for this part of the face can be tricky (see brow). It sometimes is pluralized in English, which is an error. Related: Ciliated; ciliary; ciliate.
雙語例句
1. My tireless little cilia make about ten sweeping strokes a second.
我那不怕疲勞的小纖毛每秒鐘約做10次清掃動作.
來自辭典例句
2. Healthy, skin, mucous membranes, and cilia are natural barriers to many viruses.
健康的皮膚, 粘膜和纖毛是許多病毒的天然屏障.
來自辭典例句
3. Epithelium can also bear cilia.
上皮也可長纖毛.
來自辭典例句
4. Microtubules are also used in the construction of centrioles , basal bodies , cilia and flagella.
微管還用于建造中心粒,基體, 纖毛和鞭毛.
來自辭典例句
5. This is an unfortunate name, because they are not cilia but long protoplasmic extensions.