bacterium
/bækˈtɪə.ri.əm/ (bre, ipa) · /bækˈtɪr.i.əm/ (ame, ipa) · /bak-ˈtir-ē-əm/ (ame, mw)
bacterium — 名詞
- bacteriumsingular
- bacteriaplural
1. a tiny one-celled living thing, found in places such as soil, water, plants, ani
細菌
常存在土壤或體內的單細胞微生物
a tiny one-celled living thing, found in places such as soil, water, plants, animals, and the air, that can sometimes make people, animals, or plants ill
The lab found one bacterium growing on the edge of the dish.
實驗室在培養皿邊緣發現一個正在生長的細菌。
one bacterium + grow on a dish
A single bacterium entered the cut when Leo swam in dirty water.
Leo 在髒水裡游泳時，一個細菌進入了傷口。
single bacterium + enter a cut
This bacterium lives in warm soil near the roots of rice plants.
這種細菌生活在稻株根部附近的溫暖土壤裡。
Under the microscope, each bacterium looked like a tiny curved rod.
在顯微鏡下，每個細菌看起來都像一根細小的彎桿。
One helpful bacterium in yogurt can help keep your gut healthy.
優格裡的一種有益細菌可以幫助維持腸道健康。
- microbe
a common broader word for a very small living thing, not only a bacterium
- germ
an everyday word that usually suggests something that causes disease
- microorganism
a scientific umbrella term that also includes other tiny life forms
文法句型
one bacterium grows on a dish
a bacterium lives in soil
a bacterium enters a wound
用法筆記
Usually countable in general English. The plural is bacteria, so use one bacterium but many bacteria. Common in biology, food, and health contexts.