filamentous
filamentous — 形容詞
- filamentouspositive
- more filamentouscomparative
- most filamentoussuperlative
1. having a very thin, long shape like a fine thread or fiber, especially when desc
絲狀的
像細絲或纖維狀的結構
having a very thin, long shape like a fine thread or fiber, especially when describing something that can only be seen clearly under a microscope
The biologist observed filamentous bacteria growing across the surface of the agar plate.
那位生物學家觀察到絲狀細菌在洋菜膠培養皿表面生長。
attributive use: filamentous bacteria
When mold grew on the bread, it formed a white filamentous mat that spread quickly.
麵包上的黴菌長出來時，形成了一片白色絲狀的黴層，擴散得很快。
Under the microscope, the lab technician could see filamentous strands of green algae.
在顯微鏡下，實驗室技術員能看到綠色藻類的絲狀構造。
prepositional phrase opening with observation verb
It is difficult to control filamentous fungi once they spread through the soil.
絲狀真菌一旦在土壤中擴散開來，就很難控制。
infinitival complement: difficult to control
The farmer noticed a filamentous residue on the leaves of the tomato plants.
那位農夫在番茄植株的葉子上注意到一層絲狀的殘留物。
- filamentous bacteria
- filamentous fungi
- filamentous algae
- filamentous structure
- filamentous growth
- threadlike
less technical and more widely understood; works for everyday descriptions of thin, stringy shapes
- fibrous
suggests thicker, tougher strands rather than the delicate, fine-thread quality of filamentous
- thready
very close in meaning but much rarer in modern scientific usage
用法筆記
Common in scientific writing, particularly biology and microscopy. Typically used attributively before a noun (filamentous bacteria, filamentous fungi), though predicative use after a linking verb is also possible (the bacteria are filamentous).
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- filament名詞B2