名詞 germ:

1. anything that provides inspiration for later work
   同義詞：source, seed
2. a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
3. a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
   同義詞：microbe, bug

1. Germs may invade the organism.
   細(xì)菌會(huì)侵入有機(jī)體。
2. Germs are invisible to the naked eye.
   細(xì)菌用肉眼看不見(jiàn)。
3. The prize is a tangible testimony that she has gotten a germ of write ability.
   這個(gè)獎(jiǎng)是一個(gè)具體的證明，說(shuō)明她具有創(chuàng)作才能。
4. Disinfectant kills germs.
   消毒劑滅殺細(xì)菌。

germ

n.（名詞）
Biology A small mass of protoplasm or cells from which a new organism or one of its parts may develop.
【生物學(xué)】 微生物，細(xì)菌：微小的活的物質(zhì)或細(xì)胞，能發(fā)育成新的有機(jī)體或部分有機(jī)體
The earliest form of an organism; a seed, bud, or spore.
生殖細(xì)胞，胚種細(xì)胞：有機(jī)體的最初形式；種子、萌芽或胚種
A microorganism, especially a pathogen.
一種微生物，尤指病原體
Something that may serve as the basis of further growth or development:
萌芽，雛形，原形：可作為進(jìn)一步成長(zhǎng)或發(fā)展的基礎(chǔ)事物：
例句：
the germ of a project.
計(jì)劃的雛形

來(lái)源：
Middle English
中古英語(yǔ)
from Old French germe
源自 古法語(yǔ) germe
from Latin germen [bud] * see gen…-
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) germen [萌芽] *參見(jiàn) gen…-