kneecap
/ˈniːkæp/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈniːkæp/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnē-ˌkap/ (ame, mw) · /ˈniː.kæp/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈniː.kæp/ (ame, ipa)
kneecap — 名詞
- kneecapsingular
- kneecapsplural
1. the small round bone sitting on the front of your knee, which guards the joint u
膝蓋骨
膝關節前方的圓形小骨
the small round bone sitting on the front of your knee, which guards the joint underneath whenever you bend or kneel down.
Yuki bruised her kneecap when she slipped on the wet tiles.
Yuki 在濕滑的磁磚上滑倒，把膝蓋骨撞瘀了。
common collocation: bruise / hurt one's kneecap
The doctor pressed gently on Kabir's kneecap to check for a fracture.
醫師輕輕按壓 Kabir 的膝蓋骨，檢查是否有骨折。
medical-exam context: press / tap the kneecap
Beatrix landed hard on the gravel and tore the skin above her kneecap.
Beatrix 重重摔在碎石地上，膝蓋骨上方的皮膚都磨破了。
Mauricio wears thick pads to protect his kneecaps while skateboarding.
Mauricio 玩滑板時會戴厚護墊保護膝蓋骨。
After years of running, Salma had a small piece of her kneecap removed.
長年跑步後，Salma 動手術切除了一小塊膝蓋骨。
- patella
medical / anatomical register; same bone but used in clinical contexts
文法句型
the kneecap of [person/animal]
用法筆記
Anatomically the same bone as 'patella', but 'kneecap' is the everyday word; 'patella' belongs to medical or sports-injury reports.
常見錯誤
kneecap — 動詞
- kneecappresent simple I / you / we / they
- kneecaps3rd person singular
- kneecaping-ing form
- kneecapedpast simple
1. to wound someone deliberately in the knee, usually by firing a gun, as a violent
射穿膝蓋
對人膝蓋開槍，作為威嚇或懲罰
to wound someone deliberately in the knee, usually by firing a gun, as a violent warning or form of punishment carried out by armed groups.
Paramilitary gangs threatened to kneecap Sivan if he testified in court.
準軍事幫派威脅，如果 Sivan 出庭作證就要射穿他的膝蓋。
typical agent: paramilitary / armed group
Two informants were kneecapped in a quiet alley behind the warehouse.
兩名線人在倉庫後方的暗巷中被人射穿膝蓋。
passive: be kneecapped
During the conflict, militants kneecapped suspected collaborators as a public warning.
衝突期間，武裝份子射穿疑似通敵者的膝蓋，以此公開警告民眾。
Jabari survived after being kneecapped but needed three operations to walk again.
Jabari 在膝蓋中槍後活了下來，卻動了三次手術才能再走路。
The journalist documented how local gangs would kneecap shopkeepers who refused to pay.
這位記者記錄了當地幫派如何射穿不付保護費的店家膝蓋。
文法句型
kneecap + [person]
be kneecapped by [group]
用法筆記
Object is a person; subject is usually an armed group, gang, or paramilitary organisation. Frequently passive when the victim is the topic.