organ
/ˈɔːɡən/ (bre, ipa) · [ˈɔrɡən] /ˈɔːrɡən/ (ame, ipa) · [ˈɔrɡən] /ˈȯr-gən/ (ame, mw)
organ — 名詞
- organsingular
- organsplural
1. a working part in a living thing, like a heart, lung, or leaf, that has its own
器官
動植物體內負責特定功能的部分
a working part in a living thing, like a heart, lung, or leaf, that has its own function
Doctors checked the baby's heart, lungs, and other organs after birth.
醫師在寶寶出生後檢查了心臟、肺和其他器官。
medical collocation: other organs
Too much alcohol can slowly damage a person's liver and other organs.
喝太多酒會慢慢傷害一個人的肝臟和其他器官。
collocation: damage an organ
A leaf is an organ that helps the plant take in light.
葉子是一種器官，能幫助植物吸收光線。
The surgeon removed the sick organ during a four-hour operation.
外科醫師在四小時的手術中切除了那個生病的器官。
When the heart stops, other organs can begin to fail quickly.
心臟一旦停止跳動，其他器官很快也會開始失去功能。
文法句型
a vital organ
damage an organ
a donor organ
用法筆記
Often used in science or medicine. Common examples include the heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys; in plant study, leaves and roots may also be described as organs.
常見錯誤
2. a keyboard instrument that makes music through pipes or electronic sound, someti
管風琴；風琴
有鍵盤、以管或電子發聲的樂器
a keyboard instrument that makes music through pipes or electronic sound, sometimes played with both hands and feet
Mia practiced the organ alone in the church before the wedding.
Mia 在婚禮前獨自在教堂裡練習管風琴。
collocation: practice the organ
The old organ filled the hall with a deep, powerful sound.
那架老風琴以低沉而有力的聲音充滿了整個大廳。
At music school, Ken learned to play the organ with both feet.
Ken 在音樂學校學著用雙腳演奏風琴。
The band used an electronic organ on its new rock song.
那個樂團在新搖滾歌曲裡用了電子風琴。
Tourists stopped to hear the organ during the Sunday service.
遊客在主日禮拜時停下來聆聽管風琴演奏。
- pipe organ
the large traditional form with pipes and air
- electronic organ
a modern version that creates similar sounds electronically
- keyboard
a broader term for instruments played on keys
- piano
another keyboard instrument, but its sound comes from struck strings
文法句型
play the organ
church organ
electronic organ
用法筆記
Often appears in church, concert, and music-school contexts. Pipe organ usually names the large version with real pipes; electronic organ names the keyboard version that creates the sound electronically.
常見錯誤
3. a paper, magazine, or media outlet that speaks for a group and mainly presents t
喉舌媒體
替特定團體發聲的刊物或媒體
a paper, magazine, or media outlet that speaks for a group and mainly presents that group's views
The miners' paper served as an organ of the labor movement.
那份礦工報紙充當了勞工運動的喉舌媒體。
pattern: an organ of [group]
For years, the teachers' magazine was the union's only organ.
多年來，那本教師雜誌一直是工會唯一的喉舌媒體。
State television served as an organ of government during the war.
戰爭期間，國營電視台成了政府的喉舌媒體。
The party organ printed the chairman's speech on its front page.
那家政黨喉舌媒體把主席的演說刊登在頭版。
By election week, readers knew the paper was the ruling party's organ.
到了選舉週，讀者都知道那份報紙是執政黨的喉舌媒體。
- mouthpiece
often more critical, suggesting blind support for a group
- house journal
a publication produced for or by one organization, often less political
- newsletter
can simply share information and does not always push one viewpoint
- publication
a neutral broad term without the idea of speaking for a group
- independent press
media not controlled by one organization or party
文法句型
an organ of the party
official organ
serve as an organ of
用法筆記
Usually followed by of when naming the group it represents, as in an organ of the party. This use is formal and especially common in political or historical discussion.
常見錯誤
4. a formal body inside a larger system that is created to deal with one kind of wo
機構；部門
大組織內負責特定工作的正式單位
a formal body inside a larger system that is created to deal with one kind of work
Under the constitution, the supreme court is an organ of the state.
依照憲法，最高法院是國家的一個機構。
pattern: an organ of the state
The health ministry acts as the state's main organ for disease control.
衛生部是國家負責疾病防治的主要部門。
In Seoul, district councils are organs of city government.
在首爾，區議會是市政府的機構。
The election office is an organ within the national government.
選舉辦公室是國家政府內部的一個機構。
The treaty created a new organ to settle border disputes.
這項條約設立了一個新機構來處理邊界爭端。
- body
a common formal word for an official group or unit
- agency
often used for a government office with a defined task
- institution
broader and can refer to a whole established system
- department
often one named section inside a larger organization
文法句型
an organ of the state
create an organ
organ within government
用法筆記
Usually followed by of when naming the larger institution, especially in legal or political writing. Distinguish from sense 3 GROUP'S VOICE: this sense names a working unit, not a newspaper or broadcaster.