| 单词 | spleen |
| 释义 | Word Frequency spleen(spliːn) noun 1. a spongy, highly vascular organ situated near the stomach in humans. It forms lymphocytes, produces antibodies, aids in destroying worn-out red blood cells, and filters bacteria and foreign particles from the blood ▶ Related adjectives: lienal, splenetic, splenic2. the corresponding organ in other animals 3. spitefulness or ill humour; peevishness to vent one's spleen 4. archaic the organ in the human body considered to be the seat of the emotions 5. archaic another word for melancholy 6. obsolete whim; mood Derived forms spleenish (ˈspleenish) or spleeny (ˈspleeny) adjective Word origin C13: from Old French esplen, from Latin splēn, from Greek; related to Latin lien spleen |
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