embryo
noun [ C ] uk/ˈem.bri.əʊ/ us/ˈem.bri.oʊ/ embryos
胚，胚胎
an animal that is developing either in its mother's womb or in an egg, or a plant that is developing in a seed
Between the eighth week of development and birth a human embryo is called a foetus. 从发育第8周到出生这段时间，人类的胚胎被称作胎儿。
in embryo formal 在胚胎阶段，在萌芽阶段；尚未成熟
developing and not yet complete
The department's plans for enlargement are still in embryo. 这个系的扩建计划仍在酝酿之中。
He was on his way to becoming a successful businessman, perhaps even a tycoon in embryo.
In that statement we hear, in embryo, his chilling political strategy.
During the 1960s she was primarily a stage actress, her film career still in embryo.
The nations of modern Europe existed in embryo by the end of the first millennium.