- stem
n. 
莖, 乾, 詞幹, 莖幹
滋生, 阻止
1. (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
同義詞：root, root word, base, theme, radical
2. a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
同義詞：stalk
3. cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
同義詞：shank
4. the tube of a tobacco pipe
5. front part of a vessel or aircraft
同義詞：bow, fore, prow
6. a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it
同義詞：stem turn
動詞stem:
1. grow out of, have roots in, originate in
2. cause to point inward
3. stop the flow of a liquid
同義詞：stanch, staunch, halt
4. remove the stem from
- 習慣用語
- from stem to stern 從船頭到船尾; 安全; 徹底
- give the stem 撞擊
- main stem [美](鐵路等的)幹線; (河流等的)主幹道; 主街, 大街
- stem for stem 並排著, 靠攏
- stem from [out of] 出自; 來源於; 發生於
- stem on 把船頭向著
- stem to stem 船頭對船頭
