宿主 (sù zhǔ) — (biology) host (organism that harbors another); (literary) former master (of a servant or slave)
Definition
Two unrelated senses: in biology it means 'host' (the organism a parasite or virus lives on/in); in literary/classical Chinese it means 'former master' of a servant or slave.
noun
(biology) host (organism that harbors another)(literary) former master (of a servant or slave)
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Examples
- 宿主。Bìng dú bì xū yī lài sù zhǔ cái néng shēng cún.Viruses must rely on a host to survive.
- 宿主。Zhè zhǒng jì shēng chóng zài sù zhǔ tǐ nèi fán zhí.This parasite reproduces inside the host.
- 宿主。Gǔ dài de jiā nú cháng bèi sù zhǔ nüè dài.In ancient times, household slaves were often mistreated by their former master.
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