Word · Frequency #28167
loci
地点；场所；现场
核心释义
the place where something happens, especially the site of an event or meeting
- 1.
部位；部
n the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)；n the specific site of a particular gene on its chromosome；n the set of all points or lines that satisfy or are determined by specific conditions
基因位点；基因座；轨迹；部位；部
用法In use
Scientists have identified several gene loci associated with this hereditary condition.
用法提示：句中 loci 是 locus 的复数形式，作名词，表示“基因位点”，指染色体上的特定位置。
These two genes are located at different loci on the same chromosome.
用法提示：loci 此处为复数名词，表示多个基因位点，强调位置。
Changes in the DNA at these loci can increase the risk of certain cancers.
用法提示：loci 作复数名词，指多个染色体上的基因位置，用于说明其影响。
the loci of + sth
loci 是 locus 的复数形式；此处指地点或位置。
The loci of the two ancient temples have not been identified.
这两座古庙的位置尚未确定。
loci on + sth
在遗传学中，loci 指基因在染色体上的特定位置。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- gene loci
- 基因位点
- Several gene loci have been linked to the disease.多个基因位点与该疾病有关。
- specific loci
- 特定基因座
- The researchers located mutations at specific loci on chromosome 5.研究人员在5号染色体的特定基因座上发现了突变。
- loci of points
- 点的轨迹
- The loci of points satisfying the equation form a straight line.满足该方程的点的轨迹形成一条直线。
- loci of power
- 权力中心
- The committee became one of the main loci of power in the region.该委员会成为该地区主要的权力中心之一。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
loci 听起来像 local 的亲戚，可联想“本地”的位置点：locus 是单数位置，loci 是多个位置或基因位点。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：genetics、mathematics、academic writing loci 是 locus 的复数形式，通常见于学术或专业语境（如遗传学、数学、正式书面语），口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Foci is a true sound match, rhyming with loci in /saɪ/. Cacti looks like a similar Latin plural but is pronounced /ˈkæktaɪ/, not /saɪ/. Local and locate share the spelling loc- but are not rhyming words.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.