menstrual
/ˈmenstruəl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈmenstruəl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈmen(t)-strü-əl -strəl/ (ame, mw)
menstrual — 形容詞
- menstrualpositive
- more menstrualcomparative
- most menstrualsuperlative
1. describing things that happen during the days each month when blood flows out of
月經的
與每月經期或經血相關的
describing things that happen during the days each month when blood flows out of a woman's body from inside her uterus, or related to that time.
Élise tracks her menstrual cycle on a small calendar by her bed.
Élise 用床邊的一本小日曆記錄自己的月經週期。
collocation: menstrual cycle (most frequent noun pairing)
Many girls in rural Kenya miss school because they cannot afford menstrual products.
肯亞鄉下許多女孩因為買不起經期用品而無法上學。
collocation: menstrual products (sanitary items)
Diya took a painkiller to ease the sharp menstrual cramps in her lower back.
Diya 吃了一顆止痛藥，緩解下背部劇烈的經痛。
The clinic offers free workshops on menstrual health for teenage girls.
這家診所為青少女開設免費的月經健康講座。
Doctors asked Salma whether her menstrual flow had been heavier than usual this month.
醫師詢問 Salma 她這個月的經血量是否比平常多。
- monthly
general everyday word; only 'monthly' loosely overlaps in phrases like 'monthly cycle', and lacks the clinical precision
- catamenial
highly technical medical synonym; rarely seen outside specialist texts
文法句型
menstrual + noun
用法筆記
Almost always attributive — appears directly before a noun (cycle, cramps, period, blood, flow, products, health, hygiene). Rarely used after 'be' on its own.