nevus

/ˈniː.vəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈniː.vəs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnē-vəs/ (ame, mw)

nevus — noun

  • nevussingular
  • nevusesplural

1. a coloured patch or small raised growth somewhere on a person's skin — for examp

1.名詞C2
釋義

a coloured patch or small raised growth somewhere on a person's skin — for example, a mole or a birthmark — that may be there from birth or appear later in life.

例句

The dermatologist examined the small brown nevus on Christopher's shoulder.

typical pattern: nevus on [body part]

Roya was born with a faint pink nevus just above her left eyebrow.

collocation: born with a nevus

同義詞
  • mole

    everyday word for the same skin mark; non-specialist

  • birthmark

    lay term, focuses on marks present from birth

  • naevus

    British spelling of the same word

文法句型

a nevus on [body part]

remove a nevus

用法筆記

Specialist term used mainly in medical writing and dermatology notes; in everyday English speakers say 'mole' or 'birthmark'. American medical texts use 'nevus'; British texts use 'naevus'.

常見錯誤

❌I have a nevus on my face' (in casual chat).
✅I have a mole on my face.
💡outside a clinic, native speakers use 'mole' or 'birthmark'; 'nevus' sounds clinical.
❌She has many nevus on her arm.
✅She has many nevi on her arm.
💡the plural is 'nevi', not 'nevus'.