Word · Frequency #4527
stem
茎;叶柄;花梗;羽干
the main stalk of a plant, or a thin stalk supporting a leaf or flower; also the shaft of a feather
- 1.
The stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors.
家族的血统;祖先的种族或世代。
- 2.
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
词干
- 3.
A branch of a family.
家族的分支。
- 4.
a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
茎
- 5.
An advanced or leading position; the lookout.
前沿或领先的位置;瞭望台。
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cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
杆状部件
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The above-ground stalk (technically axis) of a vascular plant, and certain anatomically similar, below-ground organs such as rhizomes, bulbs, tubers, and corms.
维管植物在地上的茎(技术上称轴),以及某些解剖学相似的地下器官,如根茎、鳞茎、块茎和球茎。
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A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy, the shaft of a feather.
植物单个部分(如花或叶)的细长支撑结构;也比喻羽毛的羽干。
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A narrow part on certain man-made objects, such as a wine glass, a tobacco pipe, a spoon.
某些人造物体上的狭窄部分,如酒杯、烟斗、勺子的柄。
- 10.
The main part of an uninflected word to which affixes may be added to form inflections of the word. A stem often has a more fundamental root. Systematic conjugations and declensions derive from their stems.
未屈折词的主要部分,可添加词缀构成词的屈折形式。词干通常有更基本的词根。系统的变位和变格源于词干。
- 11.
A vertical stroke of a letter.
字母的垂直笔画。
- 12.
A vertical stroke marking the length of a note in written music.
乐谱中表示音符时值的垂直符干。
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A premixed portion of a track for use in audio mastering and remixing.
用于音频母带处理和混音的预混音轨部分。
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The vertical or nearly vertical forward extension of the keel, to which the forward ends of the planks or strakes are attached.
龙骨垂直或近乎垂直的前延伸部分,船板或列板的前端连接于此。
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The front part of a vessel.
船的前部。
- 16.
A component on a bicycle that connects the handlebars to the bicycle fork.
自行车上连接车把与前叉的部件。
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A part of an anatomic structure considered without its possible branches or ramifications.
解剖结构的某一部分,不考虑其可能的分支或分叉。
(物体的)细长柄;杆;颈;词干;家系;血统;家族分支;(音符的)符干;(字母的)竖画;竖笔
In use
The rose stem has sharp thorns, so wear gloves when you cut it.
She put the flower in a vase and trimmed the bottom of the stem at an angle.
The bamboo stems swayed gently in the wind.
thematic vowels are part of the stem
the stem of [something]
词干是单词去掉词缀后剩下的部分。
The stem of the word 'happiness' is 'happy'.
单词 'happiness' 的词干是 'happy'。
from stem to stern
固定短语,意为'完全地,从头到尾',原指船首到船尾。
The ship was cleaned from stem to stern.
这艘船被从头到尾彻底清洁了一遍。
a [adjective] stem
Connections
Collocations
- brain stem
- 脑干
- The brain stem controls breathing and heart rate.脑干控制呼吸和心率。
- stem cell
- 干细胞
- Scientists are studying stem cells to treat diseases.科学家正在研究干细胞以治疗疾病。
- plant stem
- 植物茎
- The plant stem supports the leaves and flowers.植物的茎支撑着叶和花。
- flower stem
- 花茎
- She cut the flower stem at an angle.她斜着剪下了花茎。
- word stem
- 词干
- In linguistics, the word stem remains after removing affixes.在语言学中,去掉词缀后剩下的就是词干。
- stem of a glass
- 杯脚
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象花茎(stem)撑起花朵,也撑起单词:去掉前后缀后留下的“词干”就是主干。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:botany、linguistics、everyday objects stem 作名词时,通常表示植物的茎或物体的细长柄(如酒杯、烟斗),这类用法比较常见于日常生活和自然描述,语气中性;在语言学中,“词干”的用法多用于语法分析,属于正式术语。正式程度随语境变化,建议按使用场景判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 stem /stɛm/ 押韵的有 gem /dʒɛm/、hem /hɛm/、them /ðɛm/、condemn /kənˈdɛm/(注意 condemn 中的 n 不发音)。theme /θiːm/ 和 steam /stiːm/ 拼写相近,但元音是长音 /iː/,与 stem 不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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