1620s, from Late Latin epidermis, from Greek epidermis "the outer skin," from epi "on" (see epi-) + derma "skin" (see derma). Related: Epidermal; epidermic.
实用例句
1. The external layer of skin is called the epidermis.
皮的外层叫表皮.来自《简明英汉词典》
2. There is a neoplasm originating in his leg's epidermis.
他的腿上有个生长在表皮上的肿瘤。来自辞典例句
3. The epidermis forms a continuous single layer of cells.
真皮是一个连续的单一细胞层.来自辞典例句
4. The dermis is composed of the connective tissue that supports the epidermis.
真皮是由支撑表皮的结蒂组织构成的.来自辞典例句
5. Within the epidermis develops a ring of parenchyma cells, the cortex.
