vector
Word family nounvectographvectorgraphicsvectoringvectorizationvectorscopevectoradjectivevectorialadverbvectoriallyverbvectorize
vec·tor /ˈvektə $ -ər/ noun [countableC] technical 2 an insect or animal that passes disease from one person to another 〔传播疾病的〕媒介,载体 SYN carrier Mosquitoes are feared as vectors of malaria. 蚊子作为疟疾的传播媒介为人所惧。
3. in biology, an animal or human cell that is used to carry DNA from one cell to another to produce a clone 克隆载体 Origin vector (1700-1800) Latin “carrier”, from
vehere;
→ VEHICLE