atlas
/ˈætləs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈætləs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈat-ləs/ (ame, mw)
atlas — 名詞
1. a printed book whose pages are mostly maps, used to look up where countries, cit
地圖集
整本以地圖為主的書
a printed book whose pages are mostly maps, used to look up where countries, cities, oceans, or roads are located.
Mei pulled a worn world atlas off the shelf to find Mongolia.
美琪從書架上抽出一本破舊的世界地圖集，找蒙古的位置。
collocation: world atlas
Every Year 7 student at the school received a road atlas of Taiwan.
學校裡每位七年級學生都拿到一本台灣公路地圖集。
collocation: road atlas of [place]
The travel agent flipped open an atlas and pointed at a small Greek island.
旅行社人員翻開地圖集，指著一個希臘小島。
An old leather atlas lay open on Grandfather's desk, showing the Pacific Ocean.
祖父桌上攤著一本舊皮面地圖集，正翻在太平洋那一頁。
The library keeps a giant atlas on a wooden stand near the front door.
圖書館大門附近的木架上放著一本巨大的地圖集。
用法筆記
Frequently modified by a place name or scope (world, road, school, family). Distinguish from sense 2: a plain atlas just shows geography; a thematic atlas shows where things happen or are produced.
常見錯誤
2. a book of maps focused on one specific topic — for example, where certain animal
專題圖集
聚焦單一主題的地圖集
a book of maps focused on one specific topic — for example, where certain animals live, where a language is spoken, or where wine is grown.
Dr. Lin published a bird atlas covering every species seen in Taiwan.
林博士出版了一本鳥類圖集，收錄台灣所見的每一種鳥。
collocation: bird / wildlife atlas
The wine atlas shows which valleys in France grow each grape variety.
這本葡萄酒圖集標示出法國各個山谷種植哪一種葡萄。
collocation: wine atlas of [region]
A new linguistic atlas marks where each Hakka dialect is still spoken.
新出版的語言圖集標出客家各方言至今仍在哪裡使用。
Farmers used a soil atlas to choose the best fields for rice.
農民用一本土壤圖集挑出最適合種稻的田地。
The museum sells a historical atlas tracing trade routes through Asia.
博物館販售一本歷史圖集，追溯亞洲各條貿易路線。
- thematic atlas
the formal label for this kind of specialised atlas
用法筆記
Almost always preceded by the topic noun (bird atlas, wine atlas, soil atlas, climate atlas). Distinguish from sense 1: sense 1 shows places; sense 2 shows the geography of one specific subject.
常見錯誤
3. the highest bone in the spine, sitting just under the skull and allowing the hea
寰椎
脊椎最上方支撐頭部的骨頭
the highest bone in the spine, sitting just under the skull and allowing the head to nod up and down.
The X-ray showed a small crack in Mr. Chen's atlas after the car crash.
X光顯示陳先生車禍後寰椎有一道小裂痕。
anatomical context: injury to the atlas
Dr. Park explained that the atlas lets you tilt your head forward and back.
朴醫師說明寰椎讓人能把頭前後點動。
function: nodding motion
The chiropractor felt pressure on Mrs. Huang's atlas and warned of nerve damage.
整脊師感覺到黃太太的寰椎受壓，警告可能會傷到神經。
In anatomy class, students learned that the atlas carries the full weight of the head.
解剖課上，學生學到寰椎承擔整個頭部的重量。
- first cervical vertebra
the precise medical name (C1)
- C1
shorthand used in medical notes and scans
用法筆記
Specialist anatomy term; outside medical or biology contexts most speakers say 'top vertebra' or 'first neck bone'. Distinguish from senses 1 and 2 (which are books) — context almost always makes it clear.