neuron

neuron — 名詞

1. a cell in the body that uses electrical and chemical signals to send and receive

1.名詞B2
釋義

神經元

神經系統中傳遞信號的細胞

a cell in the body that uses electrical and chemical signals to send and receive messages through the nervous system, making movement, thought, and the senses possible

例句

When you touch a hot pan, finger neurons send a danger signal to your brain.

當你碰到一個熱鍋時，手指中的神經元會向大腦發出危險信號。

sensory neurons send signal to brain

Minh learned in biology class that a single human brain contains over eighty billion neurons.

Minh 在生物課上學到，一個人類大腦含有超過八百億個神經元。

同義詞
  • nerve cell

    less formal everyday term used by doctors and in general biology

  • brain cell

    common informal term that is less precise, since neurons exist throughout the body, not only in the brain

文法句型

neuron + verb

adjective + neuron

用法筆記

Neuron is the scientific term for a nerve cell. A nerve is a bundle of many neurons, so the two terms are not interchangeable when referring to individual cells.

常見錯誤

❌His brain has over a hundred billion nerves.
✅His brain has over a hundred billion neurons.
💡A nerve is a bundle of many neurons; use 'neuron' when referring to the individual cells.