fetus
fetus — 名詞
- fetussingular
- fetusesplural
1. the standard American English spelling of 'foetus' — both forms refer to an unbo
美式拼法
foetus的美式拼寫
the standard American English spelling of 'foetus' — both forms refer to an unborn baby or young animal still developing in the womb.
The ultrasound showed that the fetus was growing at a normal rate.
超音波檢查顯示胎兒的生長速度正常。
US spelling variant of foetus
Dr. Hugo saw that the British journal used 'foetus' where American books write 'fetus'.
Hugo 醫師發現英國期刊使用 foetus，而美國課本則寫 fetus。
Mira's textbook said 'fetus', but her London teacher told the class to spell it 'foetus'.
Mira 的課本寫 fetus，但她在倫敦的老師要全班拼成 foetus。
spelling contrast between US and UK
When Yara submitted an essay in Singapore, the professor accepted 'fetus' or 'foetus'.
Yara 在新加坡交報告時，教授說 fetus 或 foetus 都可以。
用法筆記
This entry is a spelling variant. In all British English contexts, 'foetus' is the preferred spelling. In American English, 'fetus' is standard. The pronunciation is identical for both spellings.
常見錯誤
2. an unborn baby or young animal that is developing inside its mother, especially
胎兒
懷孕八週後至出生前的未出生嬰兒
an unborn baby or young animal that is developing inside its mother, especially a human baby from roughly the end of the second month after conception until the moment of birth.
Nikhil and his wife watched the fetus move its tiny arms on the ultrasound screen.
Nikhil 和妻子在超音波螢幕上看著胎兒揮動小小的手臂。
countable noun: a/the fetus
A healthy fetus depends on the mother getting enough folic acid and iron during pregnancy.
胎兒要健康發育，母親在懷孕期間必須攝取足夠的葉酸和鐵質。
collocation: healthy fetus
Doctors warned the drug could harm the developing fetus, so Sade stopped taking it.
醫師警告這種藥物可能會傷害發育中的胎兒，Sade 便停藥了。
collocation: developing fetus / harm the fetus
The fetus typically begins to respond to sound around the twenty-fifth week of pregnancy.
胎兒大約在懷孕第二十五週左右開始對聲音有反應。
fetus + verb of development: begins to respond
Jiwoo read that a fetus can recognize its mother's voice before it is born.
Jiwoo 讀到胎兒在出生前就能辨識母親的聲音。
- developing fetus
- healthy fetus
- fetus grows
- fetus develops
- fetus moves
- harm the fetus
- protect the fetus
- fetus is viable
- unborn baby
common everyday term, less technical than 'fetus'
- unborn child
more personal or emotional tone than 'fetus'
用法筆記
In medical contexts, 'fetus' specifically refers to the stage that begins around the eighth week of development. Before that point, the correct term is 'embryo'. Both 'fetus' (US) and 'foetus' (UK) are pronounced identically: /ˈfiːtəs/.
常見錯誤
同根字
- fetal形容詞B2
- fetology名詞C2
- fetuscide名詞C2