em.bry.o `ɛmbrɪˌo;ˈembriou <<名词>> pl. em.bry.os 1 a. 胚胎 b. 胎 2 a. (脊椎动物的) 受精卵 b. (人类八周内的) 胎儿 3『植物』胚芽 4 初期, 萌芽时期 "To its founding fathers, the European [Economic] Community was the embryo of the United states of Europe." (Economist) 对创始者们而言, 欧洲共同体是欧洲合众国的萌芽期