incise
incise — 動詞
- incisepresent simple I / you / we / they
- inciseshe / she / it
- incisedpast simple
- incising-ing form
1. to make a clean, careful cut into the outer layer of something using a sharp bla
切開；劃開
用利器在表面做精準的切口
to make a clean, careful cut into the outer layer of something using a sharp blade — what a surgeon does to skin, or what a botanist might do to a stem.
The surgeon carefully incised the patient's abdomen along the marked line.
外科醫師沿著標示的線小心切開病人的腹部。
transitive: incise + body-part object
Shirin incised the bark of the rubber tree with a small curved knife.
Shirin 用一把彎曲的小刀劃開橡膠樹的樹皮。
incise + object + with + tool
Before the test, Diya incised the apple skin so the dye could soak in.
測試前，Diya 先劃開蘋果皮，好讓染劑滲入。
The vet incised the swelling on the dog's paw to drain the fluid.
獸醫切開狗腳掌上的腫塊，把裡面的液體引流出來。
medical or veterinary context
- incise the skin
- incise the bark
- incise carefully
文法句型
incise + object
incise + object + with + tool
用法筆記
Subject is usually a surgeon, vet, botanist, or someone performing a deliberate, precise cut; the object is typically skin, bark, or another outer layer. Distinguish from sense 2, where the action produces a visible mark or design rather than just opening a surface.
常見錯誤
2. to cut letters, patterns, or images into a hard surface so that the marks remain
雕刻；鐫刻
在硬質表面刻上文字或圖案
to cut letters, patterns, or images into a hard surface so that the marks remain visible — for example, words on a gravestone or figures on a clay pot.
Caio incised his initials into the soft clay before it dried.
Caio 在黏土還軟的時候把自己的姓名縮寫刻上去。
incise + design + into + surface
The names of fallen soldiers were incised on the marble wall.
陣亡將士的名字被鐫刻在大理石牆上。
passive: be incised on + surface
Ilan watched the craftsman incise tiny flowers around the silver bowl's rim.
Ilan 看著工匠在銀碗邊緣雕刻小小的花朵。
Hugo incised a small star on the wooden box as a gift for his sister.
Hugo 在木盒上刻了一顆小星星，作為送給妹妹的禮物。
- incise a design
- incise initials
- be incised with
文法句型
incise + design + into/on + surface
be incised with + design
用法筆記
Frequently passive when the focus is the finished inscription rather than the maker. Distinguish from sense 1: here the goal is a lasting mark or image, not merely to open the surface.