an unborn or unhatched offspring in the process of development
胚，胚胎。
an unborn human offspring, especially in the first eight weeks from conception, after implantation but before all the organs are developed
（尤指怀孕了8周的）胎儿。 比较
【植】 胚。
〈喻〉 萌芽状态的事物；发展初期的事物
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a simple commodity economy is merely the embryo of a capitalist economy 简单的商品经济只是资本主义经济的萌芽
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[as modifier]
an embryo central bank .初期的中央银行。
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in embryo at a rudimentary stage with the potential for further development 在胚胎阶段；处于萌芽状态
"late Middle English： via late Latin from Greek
