proliferation
[pr?,l?f?'re??n]
- n. 增殖，擴(kuò)散；分芽繁殖
TOEFL中低頻詞
助記提示
1. proli- + fer- + -ation.
2. => producing offspring, formation or development of cells.
3. => enlargement, extension, increase.
2. => producing offspring, formation or development of cells.
3. => enlargement, extension, increase.
英文詞源
- proliferation (n.)
- 1859, "formation or development of cells," from French prolifération, from prolifère "producing offspring," from Latin proles "offspring" (see prolific) + ferre "to bear" (see infer). Meaning "enlargement, extension, increase" is from 1920; especially of nuclear weapons (1966).
雙語例句
- 1. The declaration deals with disarmament and the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.
- 該聲明涉及裁軍和防止核武器擴(kuò)散問題。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Nuclear proliferation has returned to centre stage in international affairs.
- 核擴(kuò)散重新成為國際事務(wù)的關(guān)注焦點(diǎn)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Smoking triggers off cell proliferation.
- 吸煙會(huì)引起細(xì)胞增生。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. attempts to prevent cancer cell proliferation
- 防止癌細(xì)胞擴(kuò)散的努力
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 5. Cellular cleavage and proliferation was markedly inhibited.
- 細(xì)胞的分裂、增殖受到明顯抑制。
來自辭典例句