名詞 kernel:

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

1. The edible kernel of a nut.
   核仁堅果的可食的仁
2. Again, the architecture specific kernel code is in arch/*/kernel.
   同時與處理器結(jié)構(gòu)相關(guān)代碼都放在arch／＊／kernel目錄下。
3. Are kernels of apricots edible?
   杏仁能吃嗎？
4. I think there is a kernel of truth in these otherwise frivolous comments.
   我認為在這些本來是無關(guān)緊要的評論中含有一定的真實性。

ker.nel

n.（名詞）
A grain or seed, as of a cereal grass, enclosed in a husk.
子，粒：如谷類禾本植物的包在殼里的谷粒或種子
The inner, usually edible seed of a nut or fruit stone.
核，仁：堅果或水果仁內(nèi)的通?？墒车姆N子
The most material and central part; the core:
中心：最具實質(zhì)性的中心部分；核心：
例句：
.that hard kernel of gaiety that never breaks.(Evelyn Waugh)
.快樂的堅強核心從未破裂。.(伊夫琳·沃)

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old English cyrnel * see g—…-no-
源自 古英語 cyrnel *參見 g—…-no-

【引伸】
ker.neled
adj.（形容詞）