meiosis
英 [maɪ'əʊsɪs]
美[maɪ'osɪs]
- n. [细胞] 减数分裂；[遗][细胞] 成熟分裂
英英释意
- 1. (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)
- 2. understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary);
- "saying `I was not a little upset' when you mean `I was very upset' is an example of litotes"