appendix
/əˈpendɪks/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈpendɪks/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈpen-diks/ (ame, mw)
appendix — 名詞
1. an extra part placed after the main text of a book, report, or document, holding
附錄
書末補充資料的章節
an extra part placed after the main text of a book, report, or document, holding details such as tables, raw data, or background notes that support the main content but would interrupt it.
The full survey results are listed in Appendix B at the back of the report.
完整的調查結果列在報告最後面的附錄B。
labelled appendix: Appendix A, B, C
Professor Lin added an appendix to her cookbook with measurement charts for new bakers.
林教授在她的食譜書後面加了一個附錄，裡面有給烘焙新手的份量換算表。
appendix to + book
Readers who want the raw numbers should turn to the appendix on page 240.
想看原始數據的讀者請翻到第240頁的附錄。
The thesis runs to 90 pages, plus three appendices of interview transcripts.
這篇論文有90頁，再加上三份訪談逐字稿的附錄。
Maps and old photographs were collected in an appendix at the end of the history book.
地圖和老照片都收在歷史書末的附錄裡。
- supplement
broader; can be a separate booklet, not always at the end
- annex
common in legal or government documents
- addendum
shorter, often added after the document was first finished
文法句型
appendix to + book/document/report
用法筆記
Plural is usually 'appendices' for this sense (books, reports, legal documents). The single-word phrase 'see appendix' often appears in academic writing to point readers to supporting material.
常見錯誤
2. a small finger-shaped tube that hangs off the lower right side of the large inte
闌尾；盲腸
連接大腸的小管狀器官
a small finger-shaped tube that hangs off the lower right side of the large intestine, has no clear job in the human body, and sometimes becomes infected and must be removed.
Doctors removed Sofia's appendix on Tuesday after she felt sharp pain in her lower right side.
週二Sofia右下腹劇痛，醫生幫她切除了闌尾。
remove + appendix (surgical context)
Rashida woke up at midnight clutching his stomach; his appendix had burst.
Rashida半夜抱著肚子醒來，他的闌尾破掉了。
appendix burst (medical emergency)
Dr. Patel pointed to a model and showed Liam where his appendix had been.
Patel醫師指著模型，向Liam說明他的闌尾原本長在哪裡。
Surgeons in the city hospital perform about ten appendix operations every week.
市立醫院的外科醫師每週大約執行十場闌尾手術。
In her Tokyo lab, Dr. Hayashi found that the appendix stores helpful gut bacteria.
Hayashi博士在她東京的實驗室發現闌尾會儲存有益的腸道細菌。
- vermiform appendix
the full medical term; rarely used in everyday speech
文法句型
the appendix
用法筆記
Plural in this anatomical sense is usually 'appendixes' (in American medical writing) or 'appendices' (in British texts) — both are accepted. Distinguish from sense 1: this one is always physical and singular when referring to one person.