Word · Frequency #7885
estrogens
雌激素
estrogens is the plural of estrogen.
A female steroid sex hormone secreted by the ovary that is responsible for typical female sexual characteristics.
- 1.
Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones.
卵巢分泌的一组类固醇,作为雌性激素发挥作用。
- 2.
a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
卵巢分泌的雌性甾体性激素的统称,决定女性典型性征
卵巢分泌的一组类固醇,作为雌性激素发挥作用。；卵巢分泌的雌性甾体性激素的统称,决定女性典型性征；雌激素；[化] 雌激素
In use
The doctor explained that estrogen helps regulate the menstrual cycle.
During menopause, a woman's estrogen levels gradually decrease.
Some foods contain plant compounds that act like estrogen in the body.
estrogen + be + [noun phrase]
estrogen 作物质名词时通常不可数，谓语动词用单数；也可用复数 estrogens 指多种雌激素。
Estrogen is a sex hormone.
雌激素是一种性激素。
estrogen + be + secreted by + [noun]
被动语态中用 by 引出分泌者。
Estrogen is secreted by the ovary.
雌激素由卵巢分泌。
estrogen + be + responsible for + [noun phrase]
responsible for 后接名词或名词短语，表示“导致、是……的原因”。
Connections
Collocations
- estrogen levels
- 雌激素水平
- The doctor checked her estrogen levels during the blood test.医生在血液检查中检查了她的雌激素水平。
- estrogen replacement therapy
- 雌激素替代疗法
- Many women consider estrogen replacement therapy after menopause.许多女性在绝经后会考虑雌激素替代疗法。
- estrogen production
- 雌激素生成
- The ovaries are the main site of estrogen production.卵巢是雌激素生成的主要部位。
- estrogen receptor
- 雌激素受体
- Some breast cancers are driven by the estrogen receptor.一些乳腺癌由雌激素受体驱动。
- estrogen dominance
- 雌激素优势
- Estrogen dominance may contribute to certain health issues.雌激素优势可能导致某些健康问题。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 estro- 像 estrus（雌性发情期），-gen 是‘产生’，合起来就是雌激素。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：medical consultations、biology textbooks、health articles 这是指雌性激素的标准科学术语，通常用于医学检查、生物教材和健康科普中；日常谈论身体状况时也比较常见，整体语气正式但不生僻。
Pronunciation & Spelling
No common English word fully rhymes with estrogen (/ˈɛstrədʒən/). These -gen words look similar and share the final /dʒən/ syllable, but they are not rhymes: each has a different stressed vowel (hydrogen /ˈhaɪdrədʒən/, oxygen /ˈɑːksɪdʒən/, nitrogen /ˈnaɪtrədʒən/, pathogen /ˈpæθədʒən/).
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