nasal
/ˈneɪzl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈneɪzl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnā-zəl/ (ame, mw)
nasal — 形容詞
- nasalpositive
- more nasalcomparative
- most nasalsuperlative
1. involving the nose, or describing a part inside or just above the nose; often us
鼻部的
與鼻子相關的；醫療用語
involving the nose, or describing a part inside or just above the nose; often used in medical or anatomy contexts.
The doctor used a small nasal spray to clear Eve's blocked sinuses.
醫生用一小瓶鼻噴劑幫 Eve 清通堵塞的鼻竇。
collocation: nasal spray
Naoko had surgery to fix a problem in her nasal passages.
Naoko 動了手術，處理鼻腔內的問題。
collocation: nasal passages / nasal cavity
Cold weather at the village school often causes nasal congestion in the younger children.
村裡學校的寒冷天氣常讓比較小的孩子鼻塞。
Amihan rinsed her nasal cavity with warm salt water before bed each night.
Amihan 每晚睡前都會用溫鹽水沖洗鼻腔。
- nose-related
informal everyday alternative; learners often use this paraphrase
文法句型
nasal + noun (body part / medical condition / spray)
用法筆記
Almost always attributive — placed directly before a noun (nasal spray, nasal passage, nasal bone). Rarely used after a linking verb.
常見錯誤
2. describing a voice or way of speaking that has a buzzing, slightly twangy qualit
帶鼻音的
說話聲音聽起來悶悶帶鼻腔共鳴
describing a voice or way of speaking that has a buzzing, slightly twangy quality, as if some of the air comes out through the speaker's nose rather than the mouth.
Élise's voice sounded thin and nasal because of her bad cold.
Élise 因為重感冒，聲音變得又細又有鼻音。
predicative use after 'sound'
Anjali found her teacher's flat, nasal accent strange at first.
Anjali 一開始覺得老師那種平板、帶鼻音的口音很奇怪。
attributive: nasal accent
Renata's nasal tone made the high notes in the song sound unusual.
Renata 帶鼻音的音色，讓歌曲裡的高音聽起來不太一樣。
After throat surgery, Christopher spoke with a slightly nasal voice for several weeks.
在喉嚨手術後，Christopher 有好幾週說話都帶點鼻音。
文法句型
nasal voice
sound nasal
用法筆記
Often carries a mild negative tone in everyday descriptions of accents or singing — sounds whiny or twangy. Neutral when describing voice change after illness.
3. in the study of language, describing a speech sound made when air flows out thro
鼻腔音的
語音學：氣流經鼻腔的發音
in the study of language, describing a speech sound made when air flows out through the nose instead of the mouth — for example, the sounds /m/, /n/, and /ŋ/ in English.
Noa's textbook listed three nasal consonants found in standard English.
Noa 的課本列出了標準英語中的三個鼻音子音。
collocation: nasal consonant
French has several nasal vowels that do not occur in standard English.
法語有好幾個鼻音母音，是標準英語中沒有的。
domain: linguistics; nasal vowels
Linguistics students learn to mark nasal sounds with a small tilde above the letter.
語言學學生會學到在字母上方加上小波浪號來標示鼻音。
Renata practised the nasal sound in 'sing' until she could hear the difference clearly.
Renata 反覆練習 'sing' 裡的鼻音，直到能清楚聽出差別。
- oral
linguistics term for sounds where air flows only through the mouth
文法句型
nasal + consonant/sound/vowel
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2 (voice quality): sense 3 is a precise linguistic label for specific sounds, while sense 2 describes the overall sound of someone's voice.
nasal — 名詞
1. in the study of language, a speech sound such as /m/, /n/, or /ŋ/, made by letti
鼻音子音
語音學中由鼻腔發出的子音
in the study of language, a speech sound such as /m/, /n/, or /ŋ/, made by letting air pass out through the nose while the mouth is closed.
Nala counted the nasals in the word 'morning' for her phonetics homework.
Nala 為了語音學作業，數了 'morning' 這個字裡有幾個鼻音子音。
countable noun; plural use
Japanese has fewer nasals at the end of syllables than English does.
日語音節末尾的鼻音子音比英語少。
linguistics comparison; plural use
Professor Okafor explained how a nasal can change the vowel sound right before it.
Okafor 教授解釋了一個鼻音子音如何改變它正前面的母音。
Ziad noticed that the final nasal in 'song' sounds different from the one in 'son'.
Ziad 注意到 'song' 字尾的鼻音子音和 'son' 裡的聽起來不一樣。
- nasal consonant
more transparent equivalent; preferred in introductory teaching
文法句型
a/the nasal
nasals (plural)
用法筆記
Used almost only in linguistics or phonetics writing. In everyday speech, people say 'nasal sound' or 'nasal consonant' rather than just 'nasal'.
2. one of a pair of small flat bones at the top of the nose, which together form th
鼻骨
鼻樑上方的一對小扁骨
one of a pair of small flat bones at the top of the nose, which together form the hard upper part you can feel between your eyes.
The radiologist studied Abigail's nasals carefully after her accident on the football field.
放射科醫師在 Abigail 美式足球場上受傷後，仔細檢查了她的鼻骨。
medical context; plural use
A boxer's nasals are often broken several times during a long career.
拳擊手的鼻骨經常在漫長的職業生涯中斷過好幾次。
common context: sports injury
Daniel could feel a small bump on his nasals after the bicycle crash.
Daniel 在腳踏車意外後，摸到鼻骨上多了一小塊凸起。
Anatomy students learn to identify the paired nasals on a model skull.
解剖學的學生會學著在頭骨模型上找出成對的鼻骨。
- nasal bone
more transparent everyday equivalent
文法句型
the nasals (often plural)
用法筆記
Almost always plural ('the nasals') because the two bones come as a pair. Outside medical or anatomy contexts, English speakers say 'the bone in the nose' or 'the bridge of the nose'.