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testosterone

/tɛsˈtɒstəˌɹəʊn/ /tɛsˈtɒstəˌɹoʊn/

Meanings
noun

睾酮， 睾丸素

Steroid hormone produced primarily in the testes of the male; it is responsible for the development of secondary sex characteristics in the male.

Examples :

"During puberty, testosterone causes boys to develop deeper voices and grow facial hair. "
青春期时，睾酮（睾丸素）会促使男孩变声，并长出胡须。
physiology medicine body biochemistry sex biology anatomy

Related Words

Illustration reckless

reckless adjective

/ˈɹɛkləs/

鲁莽，冒失

"Reckless driving caused the accident. "

鲁莽驾驶导致了这起事故。

Illustration behavior

behavior noun

[bɪˈheɪvjə] [bɪˈheɪvjɚ]

行为，举止，品行。

"The child's disruptive behavior in class was a concern for the teacher. "

这孩子在课堂上扰乱秩序的行为让老师很担心。

Illustration development

development noun

/dɪˈvɛləpmənt/

发展， 进展

"The development of this story has been slow."

这个故事的情节进展缓慢。

Illustration motorcycle

motorcycle noun

/ˈməʊtəˌsaikəl/ /ˈmoʊtɚˌsaɪkəl/

摩托车，机车

"My brother loves riding his motorcycle to school every day. "

我弟弟每天都喜欢骑摩托车/机车去上学。

Illustration foolishly

foolishly adverb

/ˈfuːlɪʃli/

愚蠢地，傻乎乎地

"He dressed foolishly to entertain the children."

他为了逗孩子们开心，打扮得傻里傻气的。

Illustration produced

produced verb

/pɹəˈdjuːst/ /pɹəˈdust/

生产，制造，产出

"The factory produced 1000 cars last week. "

这家工厂上周生产了1000辆汽车。

Illustration primarily

primarily adverb

/pɹaɪˈmɛɹəli/

主要地，首要地

"My brother is primarily a student; he spends most of his time studying. "

我弟弟主要是个学生，他大部分时间都在学习。

Illustration aggressive

aggressive adjective

/əˈɡɹɛs.ɪv/

好斗的，富于攻击性的

"an aggressive policy, war, person, nation"

富于攻击性的政策、战争、人、国家

Illustration responsible

responsible noun

/ɹɪˈspɒnsəbl̩/ /ɹɪˈspɑnsəbl̩/

负责人，责任人

"The responsible for the project is Maria. "

这个项目的负责人是玛丽亚。(Zhè ge xiàngmù de fùzérén shì Mǎlìyà.)

Illustration secondary

secondary noun

/ˈsɛkənd(ə)ɹɪ/ /ˈsɛkənˌdɛɹi/

次级飞羽, 尺羽

"The bird's secondary feathers are essential for its flight. "

这只鸟的尺羽对于它的飞行至关重要。

Illustration decision

decision noun

/dɪˈsɪʒən/

决定，决策

"After careful consideration, the student made a decision about which college to attend. "

经过仔细考虑后，这个学生做出了关于去哪所大学的决定。

Illustration characteristics

characteristics noun

/ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪks/ /ˌkɛɹəktəˈɹɪstɪks/

特点，特征。

"One of the main characteristics of a golden retriever is its friendly personality. "

金毛寻回犬的主要特点之一就是它友好的性格。