1510s, "a talk," from Latin sermonationem (nominative sermonatio), noun of action from past participle stem of sermonari "talk, discourse, harangue," from sermo (see sermon). From 1753 in rhetoric, "a form of prosopopoeia in which the speaker, having addressed a real or imaginary hearer with a remark or especially a question, immediately answers for the hearer." Related: Sermocinator, agent noun; sermocinatrix "a female talker" (1620s).
双语例句
1. At the onset of germination, the hypocotyl elongates rapidly by cell enlargement.
萌发开始时, 下胚轴依靠细胞增大而迅速伸长.
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2. Excessive moisture is unfavourable for soybean germination.
水分过多对于大豆萌发是不利的.
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3. Temperature is most important for seed germination.
温度对种子的发芽至关重要.
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4. Germination is a measure of the capacity of a grain kernel of producing a normal seedling.
发牙率系谷物籽实长出正常幼苗能力的一个尺度.
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5. Seed germination may be suppressed if boronated fertilizers are mixed with the seed at planting time.
