early 15c., "thin layer of skin or tissue," a term in anatomy, from Latin membrana "a skin, membrane; parchment (skin prepared for writing)," from membrum "limb, member of the body" (see member). The etymological sense is "that which covers the members of the body."
雙語例句
1. The membrane of a bat's wing is interdigital.
蝙蝠翅膀的膜是長在趾間的.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
2. These are substances which specifically latch onto the protein on the cell membrane.
這些物質專門依附在細胞膜的蛋白質之上。
來自柯林斯例句
3. A vibrating membrane in the ear helps to convey sounds to the brain.
耳膜的振動幫助聲音傳送到大腦.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Spores form a lipid membrane during the process of reproducing.
孢于在生殖過程中形成類脂膜.
來自英漢非文學 - 生命科學 - 預防生物武器
5. The apical membrane of the epithelial cells is apparently essential.