vitro

IPA/ˈviː.trəʊ/
KK[vˈitro]IPA/ˈviː.troʊ/

vitro — 名詞

1. This word does not have an independent meaning in English. It appears only as pa

1.名詞
釋義

體外

僅用於片語 in vitro

This word does not have an independent meaning in English. It appears only as part of the Latin phrase 'in vitro', which describes a process or experiment carried out in a laboratory container rather than inside a living body.

例句

The research team successfully cultivated the cells in vitro.

研究團隊成功在體外培養了那些細胞。

collocation with 'cultivate' and 'cells'

Before testing on animals, the lab must complete in vitro studies.

在進行動物試驗之前，實驗室必須先完成體外研究。

collocation: in vitro studies

常見搭配
  • in vitro fertilisation
  • in vitro testing
  • in vitro studies
  • in vitro models
  • in vitro experiments
反義詞
  • in vivo

    Refers to processes that happen inside a living organism, the opposite of 'in vitro'.

文法句型

in vitro

用法筆記

Never used as a standalone word in modern English. Learners should memorise the full phrase 'in vitro' and treat it as a single unit (often italicised in formal writing).

常見錯誤

The vitro experiment was successful.
The in vitro experiment was successful.
'vitro' must always follow 'in'; it cannot stand alone as a modifier.
慣用語

in vitro

idiom

Taking place in a test tube, culture dish, or other laboratory container rather than inside a living organism. The phrase is most common in biology and medicine.

體外

In vitro experiments allow scientists to control variables more precisely than in vivo studies.

The team compared in vitro and in vivo results to check whether the lab data matched real-life outcomes.