lichen

lichen

英 ['laɪk(ə)n; 'lɪtʃ(ə)n]
　　美 ['laɪkən]

n. 地衣；青苔
　　vt. 使長滿地衣

中文詞源：

lichen 苔蘚，地衣

詞源同lick,舔，引申詞義苔蘚，地衣，即依附在石頭上的真菌等。

例句：

1. The stone stairway was covered with lichen.
那石級長滿瞭地衣.

2. Lichen is a form in which green or bluegreen algae and a fungus live together symbiotically.
地衣是一種綠藻或藍藻與一種真菌共生的形式.

3. The case was diagnosed as lichen sclerosus et atrophicus with localized scleroderma.
患者診斷為硬化萎縮性苔蘚合並局限性硬皮病.

4. To explore the relationship between oral lichen planus and systematic illness.
目的:探索口腔扁平苔蘚與系統性疾病的關系.

5. A bird soars over the lichen - draped remains of Manorbier Castle in Wales.
一隻展翅高飛的鳥兒從青苔密佈的威爾士瑪諾比爾城堡遺跡上滑翔而過.