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an ovary is [a/the] [organ] that [verb]
这是定义句结构，用 be 动词说明名词的含义。
An ovary is the organ that bears the ovules of a flower.
子房是花上着生胚珠的器官。
子房
ovaries — plural of ovary
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
子房
the part of a flower that contains the ovules
An ovary is the organ that bears the ovules of a flower.
子房是花上着生胚珠的器官。
指植物的子房，不是动物的卵巢。
雌性生殖器官,通常成对,产生卵细胞,哺乳动物中分泌雌激素和孕激素。
A female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova in most animals, and in mammals, secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
承载花卵的器官
the organ that bears the ovules of a flower
雌蕊或心皮基部生有胚珠并发育成果实的部分；子房。
The lower part of a pistil or carpel that bears ovules and ripens into fruit.
(脊椎动物)通常有两个,产生卵子并分泌雌激素和孕激素的器官
(vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone
After the flower is pollinated, the ovary grows into a fruit.
花授粉后，子房长成果实。
The ovary contains the ovules that will become seeds.
子房含有将来变成种子的胚珠。
In a flower, the ovary is usually located at the base of the pistil.
在花中，子房通常位于雌蕊的基部。
这是定义句结构，用 be 动词说明名词的含义。
An ovary is the organ that bears the ovules of a flower.
子房是花上着生胚珠的器官。
用 of 表示所属关系，说明子房属于哪朵花或哪种植物。
The ovary of the flower contains the ovules.
花的子房含有胚珠。
Not this
A woman typically has two ovary.
Use this
A woman typically has two ovaries.
ovary 是可数名词，遇到 two 等大于一的数字时必须用复数；其复数形式是把词尾 -y 变为 -ies，即 ovaries。
Not this
A ovary is part of the female reproductive system.
Use this
An ovary is part of the female reproductive system.
选用 a 还是 an 取决于后面单词的读音。ovary 以元音音素 /oʊ/ 开头，因此要用 an 而不是 a。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
多囊卵巢
Polycystic ovaries can make it harder to become pregnant.
多囊卵巢可能会增加怀孕的难度。
上位子房
A superior ovary is attached above the other flower parts.
上位子房着生于其他花部之上。
子房壁
The ovary wall becomes the fruit wall after fertilization.
受精后，子房壁变成果壁。
切除卵巢
She had to have an ovary removed because of the cyst.
由于囊肿，她不得不切除一侧卵巢。
子房发育成
After pollination, the ovary develops into a fruit.
授粉后，子房发育成果实。
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联想：O 像卵子，vary 意为变化，卵巢中的卵子不断变化成熟。
语域：formal 常见场景：植物学、花卉解剖、植物繁殖 这里指植物的子房，多用于植物学教材或科学文章，属于较正式的专业用语。
医学中指人和动物的卵巢，植物学中指花的子房。
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