membrane

membrane
noun
  1. (Anatomy & Zoology)(剖,动)a pliable sheet-like structure acting as a boundary, lining, or partition in an organism

    ■a thin pliable sheet or skin of various kinds
    薄膜;膜状物
    the concrete should include a membrane to prevent rising damp.
    混凝土应该有一层薄膜防止潮气上升。
    ■(Biology)a microscopic double layer of lipids and proteins which bounds cells and organelles and forms structures within cells
    (生)膜
派生
membranaceous
adjective
membraneous
adjective
membranous
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin membrana, from membrum 'limb'
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