1610s, from Latin cuticula, diminutive of cutis "skin," from PIE *ku-ti-, from root *(s)keu- "to cover, conceal" (cognates: Lithuanian kiautas "husk," Old English hyd "skin, hide;" see hide (n.1)). Specialized sense of "skin at the base of the nail" is from 1907. Related: Cuticular.
cuticle 英文释义
1. the outer layer of the skin covering the exterior body surface of vertebrates
2. hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
cuticle 双语例句
1. The reform has hardly made a scratch upon the cuticle of affairs.
改革几乎还没有触到事物的表皮.
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2. The old cuticle is digested by molting fluid.
旧表皮被蜕皮液消化.
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3. The'shell " is composed of three structures: the membranes, the mineralized part and the cuticle.
蛋壳 由3种结构组成: 膜, 矿物质化部分和壳胶膜.
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4. The outer tangential wall of both surfaces had cuticle.
上下表皮外切向壁上均有角质膜.
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5. The oil painting under his brush then becomes a layer of cuticle.
油画,在这里成为一层表皮.
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cuticle 实用场景例句
The old cuticle is digested by molting fluid.
旧表皮被蜕皮液消化.
辞典例句
The'shell " is composed of three structures: the membranes, the mineralized part and the cuticle.
蛋壳 由3种结构组成: 膜, 矿物质化部分和壳胶膜.
辞典例句
The outer tangential wall of both surfaces had cuticle.
上下表皮外切向壁上均有角质膜.
互联网
The oil painting under his brush then becomes a layer of cuticle.