proliferation
[prə,lɪfə'reʃən]
- n. 增殖，扩散；分芽繁殖
助记提示
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.
英文词源
- 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).
双语例句
- 1. The declaration deals with disarmament and the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.
- 该声明涉及裁军和防止核武器扩散问题。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Nuclear proliferation has returned to centre stage in international affairs.
- 核扩散重新成为国际事务的关注焦点。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Smoking triggers off cell proliferation.
- 吸烟会引起细胞增生。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. attempts to prevent cancer cell proliferation
- 防止癌细胞扩散的努力
来自《权威词典》
- 5. Cellular cleavage and proliferation was markedly inhibited.
- 细胞的分裂、增殖受到明显抑制。
来自辞典例句