词汇 | C. difficile |
释义 | C. difficile1noun ˌsiː ˈdɪfɪsɪlˌsiː dɪfɪˈsiːl
UsageAlthough the word difficile has four syllables in the original Latin, three-syllable pronunciations are more typically used in English by medical professionals and others Origin1960s: abbreviation of the Latin binomial Clostridium difficile, from clostridium + Latin difficile neuter singular of difficilis ‘difficult’. C. difficile2nounˌsiː ˈdɪfɪsɪlˌsiː dɪfɪˈsiːl
Origin1960s; earliest use found in Journal of Bacteriology. Shortened from scientific Latin Clostridium difficile, name of a species of bacterium from Clostridium + classical Latin difficile, neuter singular of difficilis, although the usual pronunciation apparently reflects an apprehension that the name shows French difficile. C. difficile1noun
UsageAlthough the word difficile has four syllables in the original Latin, three-syllable pronunciations are more typically used in English by medical professionals and others Origin1960s: abbreviation of the Latin binomial Clostridium difficile, from clostridium + Latin difficile neuter singular of difficilis ‘difficult’. C. difficile2noun
Origin1960s; earliest use found in Journal of Bacteriology. Shortened from scientific Latin Clostridium difficile, name of a species of bacterium from Clostridium + classical Latin difficile, neuter singular of difficilis, although the usual pronunciation apparently reflects an apprehension that the name shows French difficile. |
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