"gonad" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 性腺

Definition

性腺是動物和人類體內產生生殖細胞的器官，比如雌性的卵巢和雄性的睾丸。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是科學和醫學用語，主要出現在醫學、學術背景下。專指產生卵或精子的器官。日常對話中少用，多見於教科書和醫學討論。

Examples

The human body has two main types of gonads: ovaries and testes.

人體有兩種主要的**性腺**：卵巢和睾丸。

Doctors study gonads to learn about reproduction.

醫生們研究**性腺**以瞭解生殖。

Fish have both male and female gonads.

魚類有雄性和雌性**性腺**。

In biology class, we learned how hormones from the gonads affect growth and development.

在生物課上，我們學到了來自**性腺**的激素如何影響生長和發育。

Some animals can change their gonads from male to female, depending on the environment.

有些動物會根據環境變化，將雄性**性腺**轉變為雌性。

If there's a problem with the gonads, it can affect fertility.

如果**性腺**出現問題，可能會影響生育能力。