embryo /ˈembriəu/ n. ［c］胚胎，胎儿；胚芽：They are engaging in an embryo research.他们正在进行一项胚胎研究。in embryo萌芽阶段，发展初期：We have just one editor and a reporter, so you could say that the newspaper exists in embryo.我们只有一名编辑和一名记者，可以说这份报纸还只是在萌芽阶段。