colon
colon — 名詞
- colonsingular
- colonsplural
1. the longest section of the large bowel, a tube-shaped organ where water gets pul
結腸
大腸主要部分，吸收水分
the longest section of the large bowel, a tube-shaped organ where water gets pulled out of food waste before it leaves the body
An X-ray showed a blockage in Tuan's colon that needed surgery.
X 光顯示 Tuan 的結腸有阻塞，需要動手術。
blockage in + colon — common medical collocation
A diet rich in fibre helps keep your colon healthy and working well.
富含纖維的飲食有助於保持結腸健康和運作正常。
keep + colon + healthy/working — beneficial action
Waste material passes through the colon before leaving the body.
廢物在離開身體之前會經過結腸。
After the operation, the surgeon told Yumi that her colon was healing well.
手術過後，醫生告訴 Yumi 她的結腸恢復得很好。
Dr. Obi showed how food travels through the colon and large intestine.
Obi 醫生說明了食物如何通過結腸和大腸。
- large intestine
a broader term that includes the colon, the cecum, and the rectum
- bowel
more informal and general; often used in plural ('bowels') to refer to the whole intestinal system
文法句型
the colon
colon + verb
用法筆記
In everyday English, people often say 'large intestine' or 'bowel' instead of 'colon'. The colon is specifically the longest section of the large intestine.
常見錯誤
2. the mark (:) placed in a sentence to tell the reader that a list, a quotation, o
冒號
標點符號（:）用於列舉、說明
the mark (:) placed in a sentence to tell the reader that a list, a quotation, or an explanation comes next
Please bring the following items: a pen, some paper, and a notebook.
請攜帶以下物品：一支筆、一些紙和一本筆記本。
colon before a list: [main clause]: [item], [item], [item]
Tyler opened his speech with these words: 'It is an honour to be here.'
Tyler 以這些話開始他的演講：「今天能來到這裡是我的榮幸。」
colon before a direct quotation
The recipe calls for just three ingredients: eggs, flour, and sugar.
食譜只需要三種食材：雞蛋、麵粉和糖。
Put a colon after a complete sentence to introduce a list or example.
在完整的句子後面加上冒號，即可引出清單或例子。
Her excuse was simple: she had missed the early bus that morning.
她的藉口很簡單：她那天早上錯過了早班公車。
文法句型
a colon
colon + noun phrase
用法筆記
A colon is different from a semicolon (;). A colon says 'here comes something that explains or lists what came before'; a semicolon connects two related complete sentences.
常見錯誤
3. the currency of Costa Rica, and until 2001 also the currency of El Salvador; one
科朗
哥斯大黎加及薩爾瓦多貨幣單位
the currency of Costa Rica, and until 2001 also the currency of El Salvador; one colon can be exchanged for one hundred smaller coins
The hotel room cost about forty thousand colones per night.
這間旅館房間每晚大約要四萬科朗。
cost + [number] colones — price expression
When Yara visited San José, she paid for her meal in colones.
Yara 在聖荷西旅遊時，用餐是用科朗支付的。
The market seller quoted a price of five thousand colones for the handmade bag.
市集小販對這個手工包包開價五千科朗。
After El Salvador adopted the US dollar in 2001, the colon stopped being used.
薩爾瓦多在 2001 年改用美元後，科朗就不再使用了。
Travellers in Costa Rica can exchange dollars for colones at banks or hotels.
在哥斯大黎加旅遊時，可以在銀行或旅館將美元兌換成科朗。
文法句型
[number] colones
in colones
用法筆記
The plural form is 'colones' (pronounced /koˈloʊneɪs/), not 'colons'. In Costa Rica the colon (CRC) is still actively used. In El Salvador it was replaced by the US dollar in 2001 and is only of historical interest.