dorsum

IPA/ˈdɔː.səm/
IPA/ˈdɔːr.səm/

dorsum — 名詞

  • dorsumsingular
  • dorsumsplural

1. in anatomy, the back-facing or upper outer side of a body part or organ.

1.名詞C2
釋義

背面

器官或部位朝背的一面

in anatomy, the back-facing or upper outer side of a body part or organ.

例句

Before the injection, the nurse cleaned the dorsum of Nila's hand.

護理師打針前先清潔 Nila 手的背面。

the dorsum of + hand

After practice, a purple bruise spread across the dorsum of Hassan's foot.

練習後，Hassan 腳的背面出現了一大片紫色瘀青。

across the dorsum of + foot

常見搭配
  • the dorsum of the hand
  • the dorsum of the foot
  • the dorsum of the tongue
  • the dorsum of the liver
同義詞
  • back

    the everyday word, especially for a person's or animal's rear side

  • upper surface

    neutral scientific wording when a writer wants description without Latin terminology

  • dorsal side

    close technical alternative that stresses orientation rather than naming the surface itself

反義詞
  • ventral side

    the side facing the front or underside in anatomical description

文法句型

the dorsum of + body part/organ

on/across the dorsum of + body part/organ

用法筆記

Usually appears in medical writing after 'the dorsum of ...'. In everyday English, speakers normally say the back or top of the hand, foot, tongue, or another body part instead.

常見錯誤

The cut was on the dorsum in his foot.
The cut was on the dorsum of his foot.
this noun normally takes 'of' before the body part or organ.

同根字

  • dorsal
    形容詞C1
  • dorsally
    副詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • dorsum of the hand
  • dorsum of the foot
  • dorsum of the tongue