osseous

IPA/ˈɒsiəs/
IPA/ˈɑːsiəs/

osseous — 形容詞

  • osseouspositive
  • more osseouscomparative
  • most osseoussuperlative

1. Formed from bone tissue, or hardened so that it has a bone-like structure.

1.形容詞C2
釋義

骨質的

由骨頭構成，或像骨頭般堅硬

Formed from bone tissue, or hardened so that it has a bone-like structure.

例句

The scan showed an osseous lump near Quinn's left ankle.

掃描顯示 Quinn 左腳踝附近有骨質腫塊。

medical collocation: osseous lump

Hoa wore a necklace with tiny osseous beads from a market stall.

Hoa 戴著一串有細小骨質珠子的項鍊，那是在市場攤位買的。

material adjective: osseous beads

常見搭配
  • osseous tissue
  • osseous growth
  • osseous structure
  • osseous plate
  • osseous bead
  • osseous handle
同義詞
  • bony

    More everyday and visual, often suggesting bones that can be seen or felt.

  • skeletal

    Refers to the skeleton as a system rather than simply to bone material.

  • calcified

    Means hardened by calcium deposits, which may resemble bone but is not always true bone tissue.

文法句型

osseous + noun

用法筆記

Common in medical, scientific, and museum descriptions rather than everyday speech. In ordinary conversation, people usually say 'bony' or 'made of bone' unless a technical label is needed.

常見錯誤

The plastic cup is osseous.
The cup is made of plastic.
'osseous' only describes something formed from bone or bone-like tissue.
The dog had an osseous leg after the fall.
The dog had a broken leg after the fall.
'osseous' names the material or tissue, not the injury itself.

同根字

  • ossify
    動詞C2
  • ossification
    名詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • osseous tissue
  • osseous growth
  • osseous structure