| 单词 | epidermis |
| 释义 | epidermis (once / 9665 pages) n You might have heard an obnoxious classmate shout, "Your epidermis is showing!" But don't panic: epidermis is just a fancy word for skin. The word epidermis comes from the Greek roots epi meaning "upon" and derma, which means "skin," a pretty apt translation, since epidermis is the outer layer of cell on the surface of an organism, in short — "the skin." Our epidermis is our main protection from the dangers of the outside world. It's thinnest on the eyelids and thickest on the palms of our hands. WORD FAMILYepidermis: epidermises USAGE EXAMPLESAt the same time, the layer of skin beneath the epidermis, the dermis, begins to thin. New York Times(Apr 16, 2014) DuoSkin is not nearly so invasive, but the epidermis is, quite literally, our final barrier. Washington Post(Aug 17, 2016) This isn't the first time researchers have tried to turn our "dumb" epidermis into the equivalent of a touchscreen. The Verge(Aug 13, 2016) n the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates Syn|Hypo|Hyper cuticle mantle, pallium (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell stratum one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock) |
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