nodule
/ˈnɒdjuːl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈnɑːdʒuːl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnä-(ˌ)jül/ (ame, mw)
nodule — 名詞
- nodulesingular
- nodulesplural
1. a small lump that grows on or just under the skin or inside an organ, often roun
小結節
皮下或器官內的小硬塊
a small lump that grows on or just under the skin or inside an organ, often round and firm, sometimes a sign of illness
The doctor felt a small nodule on Hana's neck during the check-up.
醫師在健康檢查時，在 Hana 的脖子上摸到一顆小結節。
nodule on + [body part]
Diego went for a scan after finding a hard nodule in his armpit.
Diego 發現腋下有個硬硬的結節後，就去做了掃描檢查。
After an ultrasound, Noa learned her thyroid nodule was harmless.
做完超音波後，Noa 得知自己的甲狀腺結節是良性的。
Yasmin's grandmother noticed a painful nodule near her elbow last month.
Yasmin 的奶奶上個月在手肘附近發現一個會痛的結節。
The nurse used a needle to take a sample from the nodule for testing.
護理師用針從那顆結節取出檢體送去化驗。
文法句型
a nodule on/in [body part]
用法筆記
Often used by doctors and in medical reports rather than in everyday speech; ordinary speakers usually say 'lump' or 'bump' instead.
常見錯誤
2. a small round bump on the roots of plants such as beans and peas, which holds ti
根瘤
豆科植物根部的圓形小瘤
a small round bump on the roots of plants such as beans and peas, which holds tiny living things that pull a useful gas from the air to feed the plant
Lakan pulled up a bean plant and showed the class its tiny root nodules.
Lakan 拔起一株豆苗，把它根上的小根瘤指給全班看。
nodules along/on roots
Farmers like Tyler plant clover because its nodules return nitrogen to the tired soil.
Tyler 這類農夫種苜蓿，因為它的根瘤能把氮素還給貧瘠的土壤。
ecological role: nodules return nitrogen
Shanti rinsed a pea root and counted nine pale, bead-like nodules along it.
Shanti 把一條豌豆根沖洗乾淨，數出上面有九顆像小珠子的淡色根瘤。
Ryan's wheat field stays green because clover nodules feed nitrogen into the soil.
Ryan 的麥田能保持翠綠，是因為苜蓿的根瘤把氮素送進了土裡。
- root nodule
the full technical term used in biology textbooks
文法句型
nodules on the roots of [plant]
用法筆記
Mostly used in biology, gardening, or farming contexts; learners are likely to meet it in science textbooks rather than conversation.
3. a small round piece of rock or mineral matter, harder than the stone or sand aro
礦物結核
比周圍岩沙更硬的小圓礦塊
a small round piece of rock or mineral matter, harder than the stone or sand around it, often found buried on the seabed or inside softer rock
Maeve picked up a dark nodule of iron from the beach near the old mine.
Maeve 在舊礦坑附近的海灘上，撿到一塊深色的鐵質結核。
a nodule of + [mineral]
A Korean mining ship sent robots down to gather metal nodules from the seabed.
一艘韓國採礦船派機器人下潛，到海床上收集金屬結核。
industry collocation: collect metal nodules
Geology students learn to split open a flint nodule with a small hammer.
地質系學生會學著用小鎚子把燧石結核敲開。
Zayd's father keeps a strange chalk nodule that he found while digging the garden.
Zayd 的爸爸留著一塊奇怪的白堊結核，是他挖花園時挖到的。
- concretion
geology term; emphasises that the lump formed from mineral build-up over time
- lump
everyday word; loses the rounded, embedded-in-rock sense
文法句型
a nodule of [mineral]
用法筆記
Common in geology and mining contexts (e.g. 'manganese nodule', 'flint nodule'); the mineral name almost always appears just before 'nodule'.