antibody
noun /ˈæntibɒdi/
/ˈæntibɑːdi/
(plural antibodies)
- a substance that the body produces in the blood to fight disease, or as a reaction when certain substances are put into the body
抗体（血液中抵抗疾病或当某些物质进入身体时产生反应的物质） Collocations DictionaryAntibody is used before these nouns:- production
- response
- HIV
词源early 20th cent.: from anti- + body, translating German Antikörper, from anti- ‘against’ + Körper ‘body’.