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proliferation

[prə,lɪfə'reʃən]

英英释义实用场景例句

n. 增殖，扩散；分芽繁殖

TOEFL中低频词

助记提示

1. proli- + fer- + -ation.
2. => producing offspring, formation or development of cells.
3. => enlargement, extension, increase.

英文词源

proliferation (n.): 1859, "formation or development of cells," from French prolifération, from prolifère "producing offspring," from Latin proles "offspring" (see prolific) + ferre "to bear" (see infer). Meaning "enlargement, extension, increase" is from 1920; especially of nuclear weapons (1966).

双语例句

1. The declaration deals with disarmament and the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons.: 该声明涉及裁军和防止核武器扩散问题。

2. Nuclear proliferation has returned to centre stage in international affairs.: 核扩散重新成为国际事务的关注焦点。

3. Smoking triggers off cell proliferation.: 吸烟会引起细胞增生。

4. attempts to prevent cancer cell proliferation: 防止癌细胞扩散的努力

5. Cellular cleavage and proliferation was markedly inhibited.: 细胞的分裂、增殖受到明显抑制。