mandibular
mandibular — 形容詞
- mandibularpositive
- more mandibularcomparative
- most mandibularsuperlative
1. describing or involving the lower jaw bone of a human or vertebrate animal, incl
下頷的
與下頷骨相關的
describing or involving the lower jaw bone of a human or vertebrate animal, including its associated teeth, nerves, and blood vessels
Dr. Chen examined the patient's mandibular fracture using a series of X-ray images.
陳醫師透過一系列X光影像檢查患者的下頷骨骨折。
collocation: mandibular fracture
Aoi's wisdom teeth became impacted because her mandibular arch was too narrow.
Aoi 的智齒因為下頷弓太窄而長不出來。
collocation: mandibular arch
The mandibular nerve carries sensory signals from the lower teeth and chin to the brain.
下頷神經負責將下排牙齒和下巴的感覺訊號傳遞到大腦。
collocation: mandibular nerve
Heloísa's dentist recommended a mandibular advancement device to treat her sleep apnea.
Heloísa 的牙醫建議使用下頷前移裝置來治療她的睡眠呼吸中止症。
collocation: mandibular advancement device
Mandibular surgery on rabbits requires very small instruments and a steady hand.
兔子的下頷手術需要非常小的器械和穩定的雙手。
- mandibular fracture
- mandibular nerve
- mandibular arch
- mandibular advancement
- mandibular joint
- mandibular bone
- mandibular canal
- maxillary
refers specifically to the upper jaw bone, the opposite of 'mandibular'
文法句型
mandibular + noun
用法筆記
Almost always used before a noun — for example, 'mandibular nerve', 'mandibular fracture'. The standalone noun for the bone itself is 'mandible'.
常見錯誤
mandibular — 名詞
1. the large, movable bone that forms the lower part of the mouth area in humans an
下頷骨
構成下頷的骨骼
the large, movable bone that forms the lower part of the mouth area in humans and vertebrate animals, holding the bottom row of teeth and connecting to the skull at the jaw joint
A blow to the left side of Piotr's face fractured his mandibular near the chin.
Piotr 左臉受到撞擊，下頷骨靠近下巴處骨折。
collocation: fractured mandibular
The forensic dentist matched the victim's mandibular to dental X-rays taken two years earlier.
法醫牙科專家將受害者的下頷骨與兩年前拍攝的牙科X光片進行比對。
A cat's mandibular is shorter and more powerful than that of most other mammals.
貓咪的下頷骨比多數其他哺乳動物更短也更強壯。
The surgeon removed a cyst from the patient's right mandibular during the two-hour procedure.
外科醫師在兩小時的手術中切除了患者右側下頷骨的囊腫。
Devika compared the human mandibular with a chimpanzee's for her anthropology project.
Devika 為了她的人類學報告，比較了人類與黑猩猩的下頷骨。
- fractured mandibular
- left mandibular
- right mandibular
- human mandibular
- maxilla
the upper jaw bone, opposite of the mandible/mandibular
文法句型
the mandibular
a mandibular
用法筆記
In modern medical English, 'mandible' is far more common than 'mandibular' when referring to the bone as a countable noun. 'Mandibular' in this sense is found mainly in older or very specialized anatomical writing.
常見錯誤
2. either the top half or the bottom half of a bird's beak, which together form the
喙部；嘴甲
鳥喙的上半或下半部
either the top half or the bottom half of a bird's beak, which together form the complete bill structure used for feeding, preening, and nest-building
A parrot's upper mandibular curves sharply downward while the lower one is much shorter.
鸚鵡的上喙急遽向下彎曲，而下喙則短得多。
distinction: upper vs lower mandibular
Beatrix measured each mandibular in five finch species for her biology report.
Beatrix 為了她的生物學報告，測量了五種雀鳥的上下喙。
A flamingo's lower mandibular is larger than the upper one, helping it feed upside down.
紅鶴的下喙比上喙大，有助於牠倒立進食。
Ziad watched the sparrow open both mandibulars wide to catch the flying insect.
Ziad 看著麻雀張大上下喙，捕捉飛行中的昆蟲。
plural form: mandibulars
- upper mandibular
- lower mandibular
- mandible
standard term for each half of a bird's bill; 'upper mandible' and 'lower mandible' are the usual expressions
- bill half
non-technical description
- beak segment
informal alternative
文法句型
upper mandibular
lower mandibular
用法筆記
In ornithology, the two parts of a bird's bill are usually called the 'upper mandible' and 'lower mandible'. 'Mandibular' in this sense is a variant that appears in some older or more technical descriptions.
3. a hardened pair of mouth structures in insects, spiders, centipedes, and similar
大顎
昆蟲等無脊椎動物用以咬食的口部附肢
a hardened pair of mouth structures in insects, spiders, centipedes, and similar creatures, used for grasping, cutting, crushing, or holding food items during feeding
The beetle's powerful mandibulars can crush wood fibres and tough plant stems.
甲蟲強而有力的大顎可以咬碎木頭纖維和堅韌的植物莖幹。
plural: mandibulars for paired mouthparts
Rachel observed the ant carry a leaf fragment using only its sharp mandibulars.
Rachel 觀察到螞蟻僅用其鋒利的大顎就搬起了一片碎葉。
A spider's mandibulars contain venom glands that help it paralyze insects caught in the web.
蜘蛛的大顎內含毒腺，能幫助牠麻痺落入網中的昆蟲。
The praying mantis uses its large mandibulars to hold prey while eating it alive.
螳螂用其巨大的大顎抓住獵物，並在獵物還活著時將其啃食。
- sharp mandibulars
- powerful mandibulars
- large mandibulars
- insect mandibulars
- mandible
the standard entomological term; 'mandibles' is far more common than 'mandibulars'
- jaw
informal term for insect mouthparts
- chewing mouthpart
descriptive functional term
文法句型
mandibulars
the mandibulars of [insect]
用法筆記
Almost always used in plural form ('mandibulars') because these structures occur in symmetrical pairs. The singular 'mandibular' for a single invertebrate mouthpart is very rare.
常見錯誤
同根字
- mandible名詞C1
- mandibularly副詞C2
- mandibulate形容詞C2
- mandibulofacial形容詞C2
- mandibula名詞C2
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- mandibular bone
- mandibular nerve
- mandibular fracture
- mandibular arch
- mandibular joint
- mandibular canal
- mandibular gland
- mandibular artery
常用片語
- mandibular advancement device
- mandibular condyle
- mandibular symphysis
- mandibular foramen
介系詞搭配
- mandibular + fracture (of the mandible)
- mandibular + nerve (in the jaw)
- mandibular + joint (between skull and jaw)