node
noun /nəʊd/
/nəʊd/
- (biology
) a place on the stem of a plant from which a branch or leaf grows生物 茎节 - (biology
) a small swelling (= an area that is larger and rounder than normal) on a root or branch生物 (根或枝上的)节 - a point at which two lines or systems meet or cross
结点;节点 - a network node
网络节点
- a network node
- (computing
) a piece of equipment such as a computer, that is attached to a network计算机 连接到网络的设备(如计算机) - (anatomy
) a small hard mass of tissue, especially near a joint in the human body解剖学 (尤指人体关节附近的)硬结 - a lymph node
淋巴结
- a lymph node
词源late Middle English (denoting a knotty swelling or a protuberance): from Latin nodus ‘knot’.