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stem

英 [stem] 美[stɛm]
  • n. 干;茎;船首;血统
  • vt. 阻止;除去…的茎;给…装柄
  • vi. 阻止;起源于某事物;逆行

英英释意


1. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed;
"thematic vowels are part of the stem"
2. a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
3. cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
4. the tube of a tobacco pipe
5. front part of a vessel or aircraft;
"he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
6. a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it