incus

IPA/ˈɪŋkəs/
IPA/ˈɪŋkəs/

incus — 名詞

  • incussingular
  • incusesplural

1. a tiny bone deep inside the ear, linked to two other tiny bones, that passes sou

1.名詞
釋義

砧骨

中耳的小骨,位於錘骨與鐙骨之間

a tiny bone deep inside the ear, linked to two other tiny bones, that passes sound vibrations on from the eardrum.

例句

Dr. Tanvi showed students a model of the incus, a tiny ear bone.

Tanvi 醫師向學生展示砧骨的模型,那是一塊耳內的小骨頭。

appositive: the incus, a tiny ear bone

Sound makes the eardrum shake, and the incus passes the shaking along.

聲音使耳膜震動,砧骨再把這股震動傳遞下去。

常見搭配
  • malleus and incus
  • incus and stapes
  • body of the incus
同義詞
  • anvil

    the same bone under its English name

用法筆記

Plural is incudes. Normally appears with the, and is often listed together with its neighbours, the malleus and the stapes.

常見搭配

常用片語

  • malleus, incus and stapes