microbe
n.
popular name for a bacterium, 1878, from French microbe, "badly coined ... by Sédillot" [Weekley] in 1878 from Greek mikros "small" (see mica) + bios "life" (see bio-). It is an incorrect use of bios; in Greek the word would mean literally "short-lived."
〔李〕[micro-=very small 微小；be（ ←bi）=life 生物⇒“very small life 微小的生物”→] n. a living organism of very small size；germ 微生物；细菌
〔李〕n. 微生物 [micro- =very small] ←-be [GK] =life表示“生物”