buttocks

buttocks — 名詞

1. one of the two rounded fleshy parts at the back of the hips that together form t

1.名詞B2
釋義

臀側

臀部的一側

one of the two rounded fleshy parts at the back of the hips that together form the area you sit on

例句

The doctor gave Omar an injection in his left buttock.

醫生在 Omar 的左側臀部打了一針。

possessive + left/right + buttock (singular)

Amara felt a sharp pain in her right buttock after the long hike.

長途健行後，Amara 感覺到右側臀部一陣劇痛。

possessive + right + buttock

同義詞
  • cheek

    informal, e.g. 'one cheek of the bottom'

文法句型

possessive + left/right + buttock

用法筆記

Use 'left' or 'right' before 'buttock' to specify one side. The plural 'buttocks' refers to the whole sitting area (see sense 2).

常見錯誤

❌She sat down and hurt her buttock' (when meaning the whole area).
✅She sat down and hurt her buttocks.
💡Use the plural form when referring to both sides together.

2. the two rounded fleshy parts at the back of the hips, considered together, that

2.名詞B2
釋義

臀部

人體後方用來坐著的部位

the two rounded fleshy parts at the back of the hips, considered together, that form the part of the body a person sits on

例句

Kwame landed hard on his buttocks when he slipped on the wet floor.

Kwame 在濕滑的地板上滑倒，臀部重重地摔在地上。

plural form for the whole sitting area

The toddler's buttocks were red after sitting on the hot sand at the beach.

那個學步的小孩因為在海灘的燙沙子上坐太久，整個臀部都紅了。

同義詞
  • bottom

    informal, everyday word, A2 level

  • backside

    informal but polite, B1 level

  • rear

    formal or humorous, B2 level

  • butt

    informal, especially US English, B1 level

文法句型

the + buttocks

possessive + buttocks

用法筆記

This sense is always plural. The singular 'buttock' (sense 1) refers to one side only. Common in medical, fitness, and formal contexts.

常見錯誤

❌He has a big buttocks.
✅He has big buttocks.
💡'Buttocks' is already plural; do not use 'a' before it.