grey matter

英 [ˈɡreɪ mætə(r)]

美 [ˈɡreɪ mætər]

n.  (人的)头脑，脑子

牛津词典

noun

• （人的）头脑，脑子
  a person's intelligence

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 gray matter


• N-UNCOUNT 头脑；智力
  You can refer to your intelligence or your brains asgrey matter.
  1. ...an unsolved mathematical equation which has caused his grey matter to work overtime.
     他长时间思考的一道悬而未决的数学方程式

英英释义

noun

• greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers
  Synonym:gray mattergrey substancegray substancesubstantia grisea

双语例句

• Not only was there a significant change in written tests but brain scans confirmed those who had improved their score had more grey matter.
  不仅仅是笔试成绩有明显的变化，脑部扫描也显示，那些得分提高了的学生脑部出现了更多的灰质（灰质是一种神经组织，是中枢神经系统的重要组成部分）。
• The scans revealed that people who most value the company of others have, on average, more dense grey matter in two areas of the brain known as the orbitofrontal cortex and the ventral striatum.
  扫描显示，喜欢和他人相处的人平均来说，在大脑的两个区域，即眼窝前额皮质区（orbitofrontalcortex）和腹侧纹状体区（ventralstriatum），其灰色质密度相对较大。
• It is the building block of human brain tissue and is particularly abundant in the grey matter of the brain and retina.
  它是构建人的脑组织的重要原料，大量存在于大脑灰质和视网膜中。
• Grey matter elements analysis of indoor air quality
  室内空气品质综合评价的灰色物元分析法
• In brain scans, increases in verbal IQ were accompanied by an increase in grey matter in the part of the brain which is activated when you articulate speech, called the left motor cortex.
  通过脑部扫描图可以看出，言语智商的增加伴随着大脑左半球运动皮层灰质的增多，这一区域在人们发声讲话时就会活跃起来。
• We have enough grey matter to discern when the rules are helpful and when they are not.
  我们的脑子足可以分辨规则何时有用，何时不行。
• When the scientists compared the brains of taxi drivers with those of other drivers, they found the taxi drivers had more grey matter in the area of the brain associated with memory.
  科学家将出租车司机的大脑与其他司机进行比对，发现出租车司机的大脑记忆层有更多的灰色神经组织。
• We believe this area of the brain increased in grey matter volume because of the huge amount or data they have to memorize.
  我们相信，由于出租车司机需要记住大量的信息数据，因此这一脑区的脑灰质容积会不断增加。
• Optimum Degree Analysis of Grey Matter Element and Its Application
  灰色物元从优度分析及其应用
• On the basis of grey matter elements theory, this paper assesses indoor air quality.
  应用灰色物元分析的基本理论对室内空气品质进行综合评价。