soma

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈsəʊmə/    美 /ˈsoʊmə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The whole axial portion of an animal, including the head, neck, trunk, and tail.
  2. A ritual drink in ancient Vedic culture, obtained by pressing the Soma plant. Vedic,uncountable
    — Once he had drunk the intoxicating soma, he experienced an ascent to the gods without having to die a violent death, as in the old ritual.
  3. The body of an organism in contrast to the germ cells.
  4. Any kind of intoxicating drug. broadly,uncountable
    — […] there is always soma, delicious soma, half a gramme for a half-holiday, a gramme for a week-end, two grammes for a trip to the gorgeous East, three for a dark eternity on the moon […]
  5. The bulbous part of a neuron, containing the cell nucleus.
  6. The corporeal body, as distinguished from the psyche or soul and the pneuma or spirit.

词形变化

somas plural somata plural Soma alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
idiosoma mesosoma metasoma opisthosoma pyrosomal disease resomation somal somatic somesthesia somite
相关词
prosoma somaclone somaesthetics somascope somato- -some somesthesis haoma

词源

词源 1
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek σῶμα (sôma, “body”).
词源 2
Transliteration of Sanskrit सोम (soma). Doublet of haoma.
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