visceral

/ˈvɪsərəl/ (bre, ipa) · [vˈɪsɚəl] /ˈvɪsərəl/ (ame, ipa) · [vˈɪsɚəl] /ˈvi-sə-rəl How to pronounce visceral (audio) ˈvis-rəl/ (ame, mw)

visceral — adjective

  • visceralpositive
  • more visceralcomparative
  • most visceralsuperlative

1. driven by strong emotion and instinct instead of calm thinking

1.形容詞C2
釋義

driven by strong emotion and instinct instead of calm thinking

例句

The crowd gave a visceral reaction when the referee ignored the foul.

collocation: visceral reaction

Chidi felt a visceral fear as the boat tipped in the storm.

visceral + fear

同義詞
  • instinctive

    stresses acting or feeling without deliberate thought

  • emotional

    broader and less focused on immediate gut-level force

  • gut-level

    more informal but close in meaning

反義詞
  • rational

    based on calm thought rather than emotion

  • detached

    shows little strong feeling

文法句型

visceral + reaction/fear/dislike

be + visceral

用法筆記

Usually used with nouns such as reaction, fear, anger, disgust, or response, or after be when a feeling is immediate and hard to control. Distinguish from sense 2, which is about internal organs rather than emotional force.

常見錯誤

❌We made a visceral plan after studying the budget.
✅We made a carefully reasoned plan after studying the budget.
💡visceral usually describes an instinctive emotional response, not a decision reached by analysis.

2. connected with the body's main internal organs, such as the heart, lungs, stomac

2.形容詞C2
釋義

connected with the body's main internal organs, such as the heart, lungs, stomach, and intestines

例句

The scan found visceral fat around Brandon's liver and stomach.

medical collocation: visceral fat

Doctors watched for visceral bleeding after the fall from the ladder.

medical collocation: visceral bleeding

同義詞
  • internal

    broader and less specifically about organs

  • splanchnic

    more technical medical terminology

反義詞
  • external

    on the outside of the body

  • surface

    limited to the outer layer rather than deep organs

文法句型

visceral + fat/bleeding/injury

visceral + organs

用法筆記

Common in medical and scientific writing, especially with nouns such as fat, bleeding, injury, organs, and pain. Distinguish from sense 1, which describes a deep emotional response rather than anatomy.

常見錯誤

❌The scan found visceral damage in her wrist.
✅The scan found damage in her wrist.
💡visceral is used for internal organs such as the stomach, lungs, or intestines, not for the hand or wrist.