germination
/ˌdʒɜːmɪˈneɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌdʒɜːrmɪˈneɪʃn/ (ame, ipa)
germination — 名詞
1. the moment when a seed or spore breaks open and a young plant begins to push out
發芽
種子或孢子破殼長出根芽的過程
the moment when a seed or spore breaks open and a young plant begins to push out roots and a shoot.
Mauricio kept the bean seeds warm and damp to speed up germination.
Mauricio 把豆子的種子保持在溫暖潮濕的環境，以加快發芽速度。
collocation: speed up germination
Most tomato seeds need a soil temperature of about 21°C for germination.
大多數番茄種子需要約攝氏 21 度的土壤溫度才能發芽。
collocation: temperature for germination
After two weeks of cold storage, the wheat seeds showed strong germination.
經過兩週的低溫儲存後，這批小麥種子的發芽情況很好。
The biology class watched the daily germination of the sunflower seeds on the windowsill.
生物課的同學每天觀察窗台上向日葵種子的發芽情況。
Heavy rain followed by sunshine triggered the germination of grass across the dry field.
大雨之後接著放晴，讓乾燥田地上的草籽紛紛發芽。
- dormancy
the resting state a seed leaves when germination begins
文法句型
germination of [seed/spore]
用法筆記
Subject is usually a seed, spore, or named plant; often appears with rate / temperature / time-period nouns describing growing conditions.
常見錯誤
2. the first stage at which an idea, plan, or movement quietly takes shape, before
萌生；萌芽
想法、計畫或運動悄悄成形的初始階段
the first stage at which an idea, plan, or movement quietly takes shape, before it becomes something visible or fully formed.
Nadia traced the germination of the protest movement back to a single online post.
Nadia 把這場抗議運動的萌生追溯到一篇網路貼文。
pattern: germination of [movement] back to [event]
The author described the germination of the novel during a long train ride through Portugal.
作者描述這本小說的萌生，是在一段穿越葡萄牙的長途火車旅程中。
collocation: germination of the novel/idea
Esme could pinpoint the germination of her career choice to a school visit at age twelve.
Esme 能明確指出她職涯選擇的萌芽，源自十二歲那次學校參訪。
The report studies the germination of the climate campaign among university students in 2018.
這份報告研究 2018 年這項氣候運動在大學生之間的萌生過程。
文法句型
germination of [an idea/movement/plan]
用法筆記
Formal and figurative; distinguish from sense 1 (literal plant biology) — here the subject is always an abstract noun like idea, plan, movement, or project.