英语词汇“homunculus”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

ho•mun•cu•lus n., pl. -li

an artificially made dwarf, supposedly produced in a flask by an alchemist.
a fully formed, miniature human body believed, according to some medical theories of the 16th and 17th centuries, to be contained in the spermatozoon.
a diminutive human being.
Developmental Biologythe human fetus.

Latin, equivalent. to homun- (variant of homin-, stem of homō man; see Homo) + -culus -cule¹
1650–60

ho•mun′cu•lar, adj.

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homunculus /hɒˈmʌŋkjʊləs/ n ( pl -li / -ˌlaɪ/)

Former name: homuncule /həʊˈmʌŋkjuːl/ Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin, diminutive of homo man

hoˈmuncular adj

单词	homunculus
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 ho•mun•cu•lus (hə mung′kyə ləs, hō-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -li (-lī′).USA pronunciation an artificially made dwarf, supposedly produced in a flask by an alchemist. a fully formed, miniature human body believed, according to some medical theories of the 16th and 17th centuries, to be contained in the spermatozoon. a diminutive human being. Developmental Biologythe human fetus. Latin, equivalent. to homun- (variant of homin-, stem of homō man; see Homo) + -culus -cule¹ 1650–60 ho•mun′cu•lar, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: homunculus /hɒˈmʌŋkjʊləs/ n ( pl -li / -ˌlaɪ/) a miniature man; midget Former name: homuncule /həʊˈmʌŋkjuːl/ Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin, diminutive of homo man hoˈmuncular adj
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