| 单词 | sperm |
| 释义 | sperm n. (pl. same or sperms) 1. = SPERMATOZOON. 2. the male reproductive fluid containing spermatozoa; semen. 3. = sperm whale. 4. = SPERMACETI. 5. = sperm oil. Phrases and idioms sperm bank a supply of semen stored for use in artificial insemination. sperm count the number of spermatozoa in one ejaculation or a measured amount of semen. sperm oil an oil obtained from the head of a sperm whale, and used as a lubricant. sperm whale a large whale, Physeter macrocephalus, hunted for the spermaceti and sperm oil contained in its bulbous head, and for the ambergris found in its intestines: also called CACHALOT. Etymology: ME f. LL sperma f. Gk sperma -atos seed f. speiro sow: in sperm whale an abbr. of SPERMACETI |
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