organelle

IPA/ˌɔː.ɡənˈel/
IPA/ˌɔːr.ɡənˈel/

organelle — 名詞

  • organellesingular
  • organellesplural

1. a tiny structure found within a living cell — for example, the nucleus, ribosome

1.名詞C2
釋義

胞器；細胞器

細胞內負責特定功能的微小結構

a tiny structure found within a living cell — for example, the nucleus, ribosomes, or chloroplasts — each carrying out one specific job needed to keep the cell alive and working

例句

Ilan explained that the mitochondrion is the organelle that gives a cell its energy.

Ilan 解釋說，粒線體是提供細胞能量的胞器。

appositive: organelle that + relative clause stating function

Under the microscope, Sofia could see each organelle floating inside the plant cell.

在顯微鏡下，Sofia 可以看見植物細胞裡每一個胞器漂浮著。

collocation: see / observe an organelle under a microscope

常見搭配
  • cellular organelle
  • membrane-bound organelle
  • the organelle responsible for X
  • organelle function
同義詞
  • cell component

    more general; covers anything inside a cell, including molecules and structures that are not strictly organelles

  • subcellular structure

    technical synonym used in research writing; emphasises location inside the cell

文法句型

a/an + organelle

organelle + of + cell type

用法筆記

Subject is almost always a cell or a cell type; the word appears most often in school biology, medical, and research contexts. Frequently paired with the name of a specific organelle in apposition (e.g. 'the organelle called a ribosome').

常見錯誤

The heart is an organelle of the body.
The heart is an organ of the body.
organelles are tiny parts inside a single cell, not parts of the whole body.
Plants have organelles like roots and leaves.
Plants have organs like roots and leaves; their cells contain organelles like chloroplasts.
roots and leaves are organs, not organelles.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • organelle function
  • organelle membrane
  • cell organelle

常用片語

  • membrane-bound organelle
  • the organelle responsible for [process]
  • a specialised organelle

介系詞搭配

  • organelle inside [a cell]
  • organelle within [a cell]
  • organelle of [a cell type]