1845 in biological sense, from German metabolisch (1839), from Greek metabolikos "changeable," from metabole "a change, changing, a transition" (see metabolism). Used earlier in a general sense of "involving change" (1743). Related: Metabolically.
权威例句
1. Regular exercise can increase your basal metabolic rate.
定期运动能够提高你的基础代谢率。
2. Your metabolic rate is the speed at which your body transforms food into energy.
新陈代谢率是身体把食物转换为能量的速度。
3. Chemical carcinogens generally require metabolic conversion to some form of " ultimate " carcinogen.
化学致癌物一般需要通过代谢来转换成某种形式的 “ 最终 ” 致癌物.
4. A number of intoxicants are associated with metabolic acidosis.