cellular的词源

英文词源

cellular (adj.)

1753, with reference to cellular tissue, from Modern Latin cellularis "of little cells," from cellula "little cell," diminutive of cella (see cell). Of mobile phone systems (in which the area served is pided into "cells" of a few square miles served by transmitters), 1977. Related: Cellularity.

中文词源

cellular：细胞的，无线蜂窝电话的

来自cell, 小室，因其小室结构而得名，无线蜂窝电话义因其单个电线竿辐射范围好比单个小室而得名。

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cellular：由细胞组成的，细胞(状)的，网眼的

词根词缀： cell 细胞 + -ular 形容词词尾,似…形状的