ani

ani — 名詞

1. a glossy black bird from the cuckoo family that lives in warm parts of the Ameri

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釋義

犀鹃

美洲熱帶的黑色杜鵑鳥

a glossy black bird from the cuckoo family that lives in warm parts of the Americas and often travels in small groups through open country

例句

Antonia watched glossy black anis moving together across grass near a river in Belize.

Antonia 在貝里斯觀察到一小群亮黑色的犀鹃一起在河邊的開闊草地上移動。

plural: a group of anis

The smooth-billed ani has a tall, curved beak and dark feathers that shine in sunlight.

滑嘴犀鹃有著高而彎曲的喙，深色的羽毛在陽光下會閃閃發亮。

specific species: smooth-billed ani

同義詞
  • cuckoo

    ani is a type of cuckoo, but 'cuckoo' usually refers to the common cuckoo (genus Cuculus)

用法筆記

Often appears in the compound names of specific species, such as smooth-billed ani and groove-billed ani.

常見錯誤

❌I saw an ani bird in my garden in London.
✅I saw an ani while visiting a nature reserve in Costa Rica.
💡Anis live only in the warmer parts of the Americas, not in Europe.

2. a Latin word meaning 'of the anus', used in formal medical terms for muscles and

2.名詞
釋義

肛門的

anus 的拉丁文屬格形，用於醫學複合詞

a Latin word meaning 'of the anus', used in formal medical terms for muscles and conditions around the anal area — for example, levator ani (a pelvic-floor muscle) and pruritus ani (anal itching)

例句

During a health class, the physiotherapist showed how the levator ani supports the pelvic floor.

在健康課程中，物理治療師展示了提肛肌如何支撐骨盆底。

compound term: levator ani

Dr. Okafor prescribed a cream for a patient with pruritus ani and intense anal itching.

Okafor 醫師為一名肛門搔癢症患者開了藥膏來緩解劇烈搔癢。

compound term: pruritus ani

用法筆記

Not used as a standalone word in modern English. It appears only as part of fixed Latin medical phrases describing muscles (levator ani, sphincter ani) or conditions (pruritus ani).