激素

• Pinyin: jī sù
• Desglose de hanzi: 激 = 氵 + 敫 (forceful arousal); 素 = 糸 + 系 (plain thread, fundamental substance)

Significado

Hormona.

The standard medical and scientific term for hormone. Used across endocrinology, nutrition, and animal husbandry. Common in discussions of growth hormones (生长激素), sex hormones (性激素), and hormone therapy (激素治疗). Also appears in food safety contexts (含激素食品).

Ejemplos

1. 医生建议她检查甲状腺激素水平，以排除内分泌失调的可能性。
2. 运动员被禁止在赛前使用任何含有促进激素分泌的违禁药物。
3. 研究表明，长期睡眠不足会导致体内多种激素的分泌出现紊乱，进而影响整体健康。

Guía de uso

Contexto: medicine, biology, nutrition

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 该患者的血液检查显示皮质醇激素水平异常偏高，医生建议进一步进行内分泌科专科评估。(The patient's blood test showed abnormally elevated cortisol hormone levels, and the doctor recommended further specialist endocrinology evaluation.)
• 农业部门严格规定养殖户不得在饲料中添加任何人工合成激素，以保障消费者的食品安全。(The agricultural authority strictly stipulates that farmers must not add any synthetic hormones to feed in order to protect consumers' food safety.)

Incorrecto

• 激素太多了 — use 激素水平过高 or 激素分泌过剩 in formal contexts; bare 激素 with quantity adjectives sounds colloquial and imprecise

Origen e historia

激 (stimulate/arouse) + 素 (basic substance/element)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal