kernel

名词 kernel:

1. the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone
   同义词：meat
2. a single whole grain of a cereal
3. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
   同义词：substance, core, center, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nub, pith, sum, nitty-gritty

1. The edible kernel of a nut.
   核仁坚果的可食的仁
2. Again, the architecture specific kernel code is in arch/*/kernel.
   同时与处理器结构相关代码都放在arch／＊／kernel目录下。
3. Are kernels of apricots edible?
   杏仁能吃吗？
4. I think there is a kernel of truth in these otherwise frivolous comments.
   我认为在这些本来是无关紧要的评论中含有一定的真实性。

ker.nel

n.（名词）
A grain or seed, as of a cereal grass, enclosed in a husk.
子，粒：如谷类禾本植物的包在壳里的谷粒或种子
The inner, usually edible seed of a nut or fruit stone.
核，仁：坚果或水果仁内的通常可食的种子
The most material and central part; the core:
中心：最具实质性的中心部分；核心：
例句：
.that hard kernel of gaiety that never breaks.(Evelyn Waugh)
.快乐的坚强核心从未破裂。.(伊夫琳·沃)

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English cyrnel * see g—…-no-
源自 古英语 cyrnel *参见 g—…-no-

【引伸】
ker.neled
adj.（形容词）