mandible 下顎骨 — 中文意思、英文定義、例句

1.名詞C2

釋義

下顎骨

人或其他動物口部下方的顎骨

the hard bone that forms the lower jaw area in a human or another animal.

例句

After the fall, Sofia could not move her mandible without pain.

跌倒後，Sofia 一動下顎骨就會痛。

medical context: move the mandible after injury

The dentist showed Jude where the mandible joins the skull.

牙醫指給 Jude 看下顎骨與頭骨相連的位置。

anatomy pattern: the mandible joins the skull

同義詞

jawbone
focuses on the bone itself and can be less technical
lower jaw
more everyday wording for the same body part

反義詞

maxilla
the upper jaw rather than the lower one

用法筆記

Usually used in medical, scientific, or anatomical writing. Distinguish it from everyday jaw, which is broader and less technical.

2.名詞C2

釋義

大顎

昆蟲等用來咬切食物的一對口器之一

one of the hard mouth parts at the front of an insect or similar small creature, used to grip, cut, or crush food.

例句

The ant gripped the seed with one mandible and dragged it home.

那隻螞蟻用一側大顎夾住種子，把它拖回巢裡。

with one mandible showing the paired mouthparts

In class, Rin drew each mandible of the cricket in detail.

上課時，Rin 仔細畫出了蟋蟀的每一側大顎。

同義詞

jaw
a broad non-technical substitute that loses the exact anatomical sense
mouthpart
broader term that names the structure class, not this specific pair

反義詞

beak
used for birds rather than insects or similar small creatures

用法筆記

Often appears in biology or entomology writing, and plural mandibles is common when both paired parts are mentioned together. Distinguish this sense from sense 3, which refers to the halves of a bird's bill.

常見錯誤

❌The beetle bit the leaf with its beak.

✅The beetle bit the leaf with its mandibles.

💡insects do not have beaks; mandibles are their biting mouthparts.

3.名詞C2

釋義

上喙；下喙

鳥嘴上下兩半中的任一半

one half of a bird's bill, on the upper side or the lower side.

例句

The keeper checked whether the parrot had chipped its lower mandible.

管理員檢查那隻鸚鵡的下喙是不是缺了一角。

bird anatomy: lower mandible

Salma noticed mud stuck to the duck's upper mandible.

Salma 注意到那隻鴨子的上喙沾著泥巴。

bird anatomy: upper mandible

同義詞

upper bill
only matches when the top half is meant
lower bill
only matches when the bottom half is meant

用法筆記

This sense is mainly used in bird anatomy, often with upper or lower before the noun. Distinguish it from sense 1, which is the lower jaw of mammals and other animals.

mandible

mandible — 名詞

1. the hard bone that forms the lower jaw area in a human or another animal.

用法筆記

2. one of the hard mouth parts at the front of an insect or similar small creature,

用法筆記

常見錯誤

3. one half of a bird's bill, on the upper side or the lower side.

用法筆記