Word · Frequency #8290
genus
属
A taxonomic rank in biological classification, below family and above species; a group of related species.
- 1.
A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below family (Lat. familia) and above species.
生物分类中的一个类别,位于科之下、种之上。
- 2.
a general kind of something
某类事物的一般种类
- 3.
A group with common attributes.
具有共同属性的群体。
- 4.
(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species
(生物学)包含一个或多个物种的分类群
- 5.
A natural number representing any of several related measures of the complexity of a given manifold or graph.
表示给定流形或图的复杂性的几个相关度量中的自然数。
- 6.
Within a definition, a broader category of the defined concept.
定义中,定义概念的更广泛类别。
- 7.
A type of tuning or intonation, used within an Ancient Greek tetrachord.
古希腊四音音阶中的一种调音或音准类型
种类；类别；亏格；属概念；调式类型；生物分类中的一个类别,位于科之下、种之上。
In use
In biology class, we learned that the lion belongs to the genus Panthera.
The scientist discovered a new genus of beetles in the rainforest.
These two genera share many physical traits, but they are different species.
ignore the genus communism
genus of {noun phrase}
表示'...的属'。
The genus of flowering plants includes many species.
开花植物的属包括许多物种。
belong to a genus
表示属于某个属。
This animal belongs to the genus Canis.
这种动物属于犬属。
Connections
Collocations
- belong to a genus
- 属于一个属
- This plant belongs to the genus Rosa.这种植物属于蔷薇属。
- type genus
- 模式属
- Rosa is the type genus of the family Rosaceae.蔷薇是蔷薇科的模式属。
- genus name
- 属名
- The genus name is always capitalized in binomial nomenclature.在双名命名法中，属名总是大写。
- species of the genus
- 该属的物种
- There are many species of the genus Canis, including wolves and dogs.犬属有很多物种，包括狼和狗。
- genus Homo
- 人属
- The genus Homo includes modern humans and their close extinct relatives.人属包括现代人类及其近亲灭绝物种。
- different genus
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想'genus'与'general'同源，都表示'种、类'，想象一群同属的动物。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：biology、general classification 'genus' 在生物学分类中常用作“属”，在一般语境中表示“种类”，语域偏正式但也可用于非正式讨论。
Grammar Note
Plural form is genera.
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of the listed words rhyme with 'genus' (pronounced /dʒinəs/) because their stressed vowels differ. They all share the -us spelling ending and are useful for comparing pronunciation patterns.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.