释义
n.
Biology a minute body or cell in an organism, especially a red or white cell in the blood of vertebrates
【生】 细胞;血球;小体。
historical a minute particle regarded as the basic constituent of matter or light
〈史〉 (物质或光的)微粒。
词源
"mid 17th cent.: from Latin corpusculum ‘small body', diminutive of corpus."