anatomical

/ˌænəˈtɒmɪkl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌænəˈtɑːmɪkl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌa-nə-ˈtä-mi-kəl/ (ame, mw)

anatomical — adjective

  • anatomicalpositive
  • more anatomicalcomparative
  • most anatomicalsuperlative

1. connected with the design of a living body's parts and the place each part has i

1.形容詞C1
釋義

connected with the design of a living body's parts and the place each part has in the whole.

例句

The surgeon pointed out an anatomical difference between the boy's two knees.

collocation: anatomical difference

Whales and fish look alike, but their anatomical structures are different.

同義詞
  • structural

    broader and can describe buildings or systems, not only living bodies

  • physical

    broader and less specific about inner body arrangement

  • morphological

    more technical and often focused on form or shape patterns

反義詞
  • physiological

    focuses on how the body works rather than how it is built

文法句型

anatomical + difference

anatomical + structure

be + anatomical

用法筆記

Often appears with nouns like difference, structure, feature, and problem. It can also follow be when a condition comes from body design rather than illness or habit.

常見錯誤

❌The scan found a physiological problem in her spine.
✅The scan found an anatomical problem in her spine.
💡'physiological' is about how the body works; 'anatomical' is about body structure.

2. used for the science, teaching, or images that show how a body is arranged.

2.形容詞C1
釋義

used for the science, teaching, or images that show how a body is arranged.

例句

The museum displayed anatomical drawings beside the old surgery tools.

collocation: anatomical drawings

On the first page, the atlas shows an anatomical drawing of the skull.

同義詞
  • anatomic

    technical near-synonym, especially in specialist writing

  • medical

    broader and not limited to body structure or anatomy teaching

  • structural

    broader and usually not tied to anatomy as a field of study

文法句型

anatomical + drawing

anatomical + atlas

anatomical + model

用法筆記

Usually comes before nouns such as drawing, atlas, model, diagram, and lesson. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense labels study materials or scientific description, not the living body's structure itself.

常見錯誤

❌We used a physiological atlas in biology class.
✅We used an anatomical atlas in biology class.
💡an atlas that shows body parts is anatomical; 'physiological' is about body function.