embryo

US /ˈem.bri.oʊ/
UK /ˈem.bri.oʊ/
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1.

胚胎

an unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development, in particular a human offspring during the period from approximately the second to the eighth week after fertilization (after which it is usually termed a fetus).

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The doctor explained the development of the embryo.
醫生解釋了胚胎的發育。
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Research on human embryos raises ethical concerns.
人類胚胎研究引發倫理擔憂。
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2.

萌芽, 雛形

a thing at an early stage of development; rudimentary stage.

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The idea is still in its embryo stage.
這個想法仍處於萌芽階段。
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The project is just an embryo of what it could become.
這個項目只是未來發展的一個雛形。
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