testosterone

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /tɛˈstɒ.stə.ɹəʊn/    美 /tɛˈstɑ.stəˌɹoʊn/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes, but also in the ovaries and adrenal cortex. countable,uncountable
    — Mammalian testes contain almost no testosterone because it is sent out into the body as quickly as it is made.
  2. Manly behavior, often of an aggressive or foolishly reckless nature. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — Mother encouraged James to rely more on intelligence and less on testosterone to deal with the neighbor's son.

词形变化

testosterones plural

词汇关系

衍生词
cloxotestosterone dehydrotestosterone dihydroxytestosterone epitestosterone hydroxytestosterone ketotestosterone methyltestosterone nortestosterone testosteronal testosteroned testosteronemia testosterone undecanoate testosteroney testosteronic testosterony

词源

Etymology tree
Latin testislbor.
English test(is)
Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.
Latin -o-bor.
English -o-
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-
Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́
Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ)
Proto-Indo-European *ster-der.
Ancient Greek στερεός (stereós)
French cholestérine
French cholestérolbor.
English cholesterol
English sterol
German Ketonbor.
English ketone
English -one
English -sterone
English testosterone
From test(is) + -o- + -sterone (“steroid hormone”).
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