hypodermic

/ˌhaɪpəˈdɜːmɪk/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌhaɪpəˈdɜːrmɪk/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌhī-pə-ˈdər-mik/ (ame, mw)

hypodermic — 形容詞

  • hypodermicpositive
  • more hypodermiccomparative
  • most hypodermicsuperlative

1. used to describe a medical tool, especially a needle or syringe, that pushes liq

1.形容詞C1
釋義

皮下注射的

用於將藥液注入皮下的（器具）

used to describe a medical tool, especially a needle or syringe, that pushes liquid medicine through the skin into the body.

例句

The nurse Yuna prepared a hypodermic needle to give Pedro his flu shot.

護理師 Yuna 準備好一支皮下注射針，要為 Pedro 施打流感疫苗。

collocation: hypodermic needle

Hospitals must dispose of used hypodermic syringes in special yellow containers.

醫院必須將用過的皮下注射針筒丟入專用的黃色容器內。

collocation: hypodermic syringe

同義詞
  • subcutaneous

    more technical; describes the layer of skin where the medicine goes

  • injectable

    describes what can be put in by needle; broader than the tool itself

反義詞
  • oral

    taken through the mouth, not by needle

  • topical

    rubbed on the skin surface rather than pushed through it

文法句型

hypodermic + noun

用法筆記

Almost always attributive — appears directly before a noun like needle, syringe, or injection. Rarely used after the verb 'be'.

常見錯誤

❌This needle is hypodermic.
✅This is a hypodermic needle.
💡the word goes before the noun, not after 'be'.
❌The doctor gave Pedro a hypodermic.' (when meaning the act)
✅The doctor gave Pedro a hypodermic injection.
💡keep the noun in formal medical writing.

2. describing the layer of tissue or the body parts that lie just below the surface

2.形容詞C2
釋義

皮下的

位於皮膚表層下方組織的

describing the layer of tissue or the body parts that lie just below the surface of the skin.

例句

Dr. Mei studies how the hypodermic fat layer keeps small animals warm during winter.

Mei 醫師研究皮下脂肪層如何幫助小型動物在冬天保暖。

anatomical/scientific register

Surgeons mapped the hypodermic blood vessels in Christopher's leg before the operation.

外科醫師在手術前先繪出 Christopher 腿部的皮下血管分布。

formal anatomical context

同義詞
  • subcutaneous

    the standard modern medical term; more frequent than 'hypodermic' in this sense

  • subdermal

    literally 'below the dermis'; close in meaning but slightly more technical

反義詞
  • epidermal

    of the top layer of skin, not the layer beneath

文法句型

hypodermic + body-part noun

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1 — this sense describes the body itself (tissue, fat, blood vessels), not a medical tool. Common partners: tissue, fat, layer, vessels.

常見錯誤

❌The doctor pushed the hypodermic medicine in.' (when meaning under-skin tissue)
✅The doctor reached the hypodermic layer with the needle.
💡'hypodermic medicine' is not a fixed phrase; the anatomical sense pairs with body-part nouns.

hypodermic — 名詞