capsule

名词 n. 动词 v.
/ˈkæpsjuːl/    /ˈkæps(ə)l/|/ˈkæpʃuːl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A membranous envelope.
  2. A type of simple, dehiscent, dry fruit (seed-case) produced by many species of flowering plants, such as poppy, lily, orchid, willow and cotton.
  3. A sporangium, especially in bryophytes.
    — The epidermal cells of the capsule wall of Jubulopsis, with nodose "trigones" at the angles, are very reminiscent of what one finds in Frullania spp.
  4. A tough, fibrous layer surrounding an organ such as the kidney or liver
  5. A membrane that surrounds the eyeball
  6. A detachable part of a rocket or spacecraft (usually in the nose) containing the crew's living space.
  7. A small container containing a dose of medicine.
  8. in a brief, condensed or compact form attributive,figuratively
    — If this capsule history of our progress teaches us anything, it is that man, in his quest for knowledge and progress, is determined and cannot be deterred.
  9. The covering — formerly lead or tin, now often plastic — over the cork at the top of the wine bottle.
  10. A small clay saucer for roasting or melting samples of ores, etc.; a scorifier. dated
  11. A small, shallow evaporating dish, usually of porcelain.
  12. A small cup or shell, often of metal, for a percussion cap, cartridge, etc.
  13. One of the very small rooms for guests in a capsule hotel.
动词 v.
  1. To form (medicine, etc.) into capsules. transitive
  2. To encapsulate or summarize. transitive

词形变化

capsules plural capsules present,singular,third-person capsuling participle,present capsuled participle,past capsuled past

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from French capsule, from Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa (“box”).
词源 2
Borrowed from French capsule, from Latin capsula, diminutive of capsa (“box”).
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