| 单词 | anlage |
| 释义 | anlage (once / 288276 pages) n Use the biological term anlage when you talk about the very earliest, most basic form of a plant or animal organ. An anlage is also known in science as a primordium. In either case, the word refers to an early developmental stage of an organ or tissue — an anlage is basically the potential for further growth and development, like an embryo that's brand new. You're most likely to encounter the word anlage in a biology textbook or article. It's a German word, meaning "foundation or basis," from the German verb anlagen, "to establish." WORD FAMILYanlage: anlagen USAGE EXAMPLESTo the south of this is the Anlage, a pleasant promenade flanked by handsome villas and gardens, leading directly to the centre of the place. Various, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edit...(2012) Hatchlings flex the plastron chiefly in the region of the humeropectoral seam, rather than at the anlage of the transverse hinge. Legler, John M., Natural History of the Ornate Box T...(2011) After no little perplexity, I have rendered the German word Anlage as 'rudiment.' Hertwig, Oscar, The Biological Problem of To-day—Pr...(2011) n an organ in its earliest stage of development; the foundation for subsequent development Syn|Hyper primordium organ a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function |
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