anteriorly
anteriorly — 副詞
1. in a direction that goes toward the front part of the body
向前方
朝身體前方的方向
in a direction that goes toward the front part of the body
Dr. Lan guided the tiny camera anteriorly through the opening in the knee joint.
Lan 醫師將微型攝影機向前方推進，穿過膝關節的開口。
adverb of direction: verb + anteriorly
The instrument was pushed anteriorly until it touched the damaged bone.
器械被向前方推送，直到碰觸到受損的骨骼。
The main artery runs anteriorly along the upper leg from hip to knee.
這條主要動脈沿著大腿向前方延伸，從臀部一直到膝蓋。
In the scan, the dark mass had spread anteriorly over the past six months.
掃描影像中，暗色腫塊在過去六個月內已向前方擴散。
Salma's doctor pointed out that the organ sits anteriorly to the left kidney.
Salma 的醫生指出，該器官的位置在左腎的向前方。
- forward
everyday word for the same direction; 'anteriorly' is used only in medical contexts
- posteriorly
toward the back of the body
文法句型
verb + anteriorly
anteriorly + to + noun
用法筆記
Used almost exclusively in medical and anatomical writing. The opposite direction is 'posteriorly' (toward the back).
常見錯誤
anteriorly — 形容詞
- anteriorlypositive
- more anteriorlycomparative
- most anteriorlysuperlative
1. located at or near the front part of the body
前側的
位於身體前側部位的
located at or near the front part of the body
The anterior wall of the stomach was clearly visible on the scan.
胃部的前側壁在掃描影像上清晰可見。
collocation: anterior wall
Dr. Hassan made a small cut along the anterior side of the patient's thigh.
Hassan 醫師在病患大腿的前側面劃了一個小切口。
collocation: anterior side
The anterior chamber of the eye fills with a clear liquid called aqueous humour.
眼球的前側房充滿了一種稱為房水的透明液體。
The scan showed damage to the anterior part of the left lung.
掃描顯示左肺前側部位有損傷。
Padma felt a sharp pain on the anterior surface of her right shoulder.
Padma 感到右肩前側表面一陣劇痛。
- ventral
strictly anatomical term meaning toward the belly or underside; 'anterior' is the more general front-facing term in human anatomy
- posterior
situated toward the back of the body
文法句型
anterior + noun
anterior + to + noun
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2: in sense 1, 'anterior' refers to the front of the body; in sense 2 it refers to the head end. In humans standing upright, these are different directions.
常見錯誤
2. positioned closer to the head, or to the part of an animal that corresponds to t
頭端的
位於靠近頭部一側的
positioned closer to the head, or to the part of an animal that corresponds to the head
The anterior end of the worm contains a small cluster of nerve cells.
這種蠕蟲的頭端含有一小簇神經細胞。
anterior end (biology and zoology)
In the embryo, the anterior region develops into the brain and face.
在胚胎中，頭端區域發展成大腦和臉部。
anterior region (embryology)
The fish has a dark stripe running from its anterior tip to the tail.
這條魚從頭端到尾端有一條深色條紋。
Scientists marked the anterior segment of each larva with a tiny dot of dye.
科學家在每隻幼蟲的頭端節段標記了一個微小的染料點。
The anterior pair of legs on this insect are shorter than the back two.
這種昆蟲的頭端那對足比後方的兩對更短。
文法句型
anterior + noun
用法筆記
In human anatomy, 'anterior' refers to the front of the body (sense 1). Sense 2 is more common in zoology and embryology, where 'anterior' means toward the head regardless of the animal's posture.
常見錯誤
3. happening or existing before something else in time or in a sequence of developm
先前的
時間或發展上在先的
happening or existing before something else in time or in a sequence of development
The anterior stages of the disease are often missed during routine blood tests.
這種疾病的先前階段在常規血液檢查中經常被忽略。
anterior stages (formal temporal use)
Minh found references to an anterior civilisation beneath the temple ruins.
Minh 在寺廟遺址下發現了一個先前文明的參考資料。
The anterior chapter of the book sets out ideas that the author later rejects.
這本書的先前章節提出了作者後來否定的觀點。
An anterior draft of the treaty shows that several key terms were changed.
條約的先前草案顯示，有幾個關鍵條款曾被修改。
Beatriz argued that the anterior experiment had a flaw in its basic design.
Beatriz 指出，先前的實驗在基本設計上有一個缺陷。
- subsequent
coming after in time or order
- later
everyday antonym
文法句型
anterior + noun
用法筆記
Formal and rare. In everyday English, use 'previous', 'earlier', or 'prior' instead. Found mainly in academic and legal writing.