zygote

/ˈzaɪɡəʊt/ (bre, ipa) · [zˈaɪɡot] /ˈzaɪɡəʊt/ (ame, ipa) · [zˈaɪɡot] /ˈzī-ˌgōt How to pronounce zygote (audio)/ (ame, mw)

zygote — noun

  • zygotesingular
  • zygotesplural

1. A single living cell created when an egg from the mother and a sperm from the fa

1.名詞B2
釋義

A single living cell created when an egg from the mother and a sperm from the father combine, marking the very start of a new organism's development.

例句

After the egg and sperm joined, the zygote began to divide inside Noa's womb.

zygote + began to divide (cell division pattern)

In biology class, the students learned that a zygote contains DNA from both parents.

zygote contains DNA from both parents

同義詞
  • fertilized egg

    Less technical; used in everyday health contexts. A 'fertilized egg' becomes a 'zygote' once the two sets of chromosomes have fully combined.

  • fertilized ovum

    Scientific term; 'ovum' means egg cell. Slightly more formal but refers to exactly the same structure.

文法句型

zygote + verb (divides / develops / forms)

用法筆記

A biological term used in medicine and science. The zygote stage lasts only about 24 hours before the cell begins dividing into an embryo. Often used with verbs like 'divides', 'develops', or 'forms'.

常見錯誤

❌The zygote has already developed arms and legs.
✅The zygote has already begun to divide into more cells.
💡A zygote is the first single cell; arms and legs develop much later at the embryo or fetus stage.
❌The couple adopted a zygote.
✅The couple's fertilized egg became a zygote inside the womb.
💡'Zygote' is a biological cell, not a child; it is not something you adopt.