cerebrum

/səˈriːbrəm/ (bre, ipa) · /səˈriːbrəm/ (ame, ipa) · /sə-ˈrē-brəm How to pronounce cerebrum (audio) ˈser-ə-brəm How to pronounce cerebrum (audio) ˈse-rə-/ (ame, mw)

cerebrum — noun

  • cerebrumsingular
  • cerebraplural

1. the brain's large upper region where thinking, choice, feelings, personality, an

1.名詞C2
釋義

the brain's large upper region where thinking, choice, feelings, personality, and planned movement are mainly controlled

例句

Doctors found a small clot in Omar's cerebrum after the fall.

medical context: clot in the cerebrum

The scan showed that the left cerebrum had been badly damaged.

passive: the cerebrum had been damaged

同義詞
  • brain

    broader everyday term for the whole organ, not just this upper region

  • cerebral hemisphere

    more exact term for one of the two halves of the cerebrum

  • cortex

    only the outer layer of the cerebrum, not the whole structure

用法筆記

Cerebrum is a technical anatomy term. In everyday English, most people simply say brain unless they need to contrast this region with the cerebellum or brain stem.

常見錯誤

❌The cerebrum helps you keep your balance when you walk.
✅The cerebellum helps you keep your balance when you walk.
💡balance is mainly linked with the cerebellum, while the cerebrum is more closely tied to thought, language, and voluntary movement.