名詞 germ:

1. anything that provides inspiration for later work
   同義詞：source, seed
2. a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
3. a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
   同義詞：microbe, bug

1. Germs may invade the organism.
   細菌會侵入有機體。
2. Germs are invisible to the naked eye.
   細菌用肉眼看不見。
3. The prize is a tangible testimony that she has gotten a germ of write ability.
   這個獎是一個具體的證明，說明她具有創(chuàng)作才能。
4. Disinfectant kills germs.
   消毒劑滅殺細菌。

germ

n.（名詞）
Biology A small mass of protoplasm or cells from which a new organism or one of its parts may develop.
【生物學】 微生物，細菌：微小的活的物質(zhì)或細胞，能發(fā)育成新的有機體或部分有機體
The earliest form of an organism; a seed, bud, or spore.
生殖細胞，胚種細胞：有機體的最初形式；種子、萌芽或胚種
A microorganism, especially a pathogen.
一種微生物，尤指病原體
Something that may serve as the basis of further growth or development:
萌芽，雛形，原形：可作為進一步成長或發(fā)展的基礎(chǔ)事物：
例句：
the germ of a project.
計劃的雛形

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French germe
源自 古法語 germe
from Latin germen [bud] * see gen…-
源自 拉丁語 germen [萌芽] *參見 gen…-