physiological

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physiological — 形容詞

  • physiologicalpositive
  • more physiologicalcomparative
  • most physiologicalsuperlative

1. connected with the normal jobs a living body does inside, such as breathing, sle

1.形容詞C1
釋義

生理的

與身體正常機能有關

connected with the normal jobs a living body does inside, such as breathing, sleep, temperature control, or hormone balance.

例句

Lack of sleep can cause physiological changes in teenage athletes.

睡眠不足可能使青少年運動員出現生理的變化。

collocation: physiological changes

Doctors watched Mia's physiological response as the medicine reached her blood.

當藥物進入血液時，醫師觀察 Mia 的生理反應。

collocation: physiological response

常見搭配
  • physiological change
  • physiological response
  • physiological need
  • physiological rhythm
同義詞
  • bodily

    more direct and often more formal, especially in medical writing

  • physical

    broader and not always focused on internal body function

  • biological

    broader and can include plants, cells, or life processes beyond the body

反義詞
  • psychological

    connected with the mind or emotions rather than body processes

文法句型

physiological + change

physiological + response

physiological + need

用法筆記

Often used with nouns like change, response, need, rhythm, and effect. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense describes body processes themselves, while sense 2 is about the science that studies them.

常見錯誤

Stress caused several psychological changes in his heart rate.
Stress caused several physiological changes in his heart rate.
'psychological' is about the mind; 'physiological' is about body function.

2. belonging to the science that examines how living bodies carry out their usual f

2.形容詞C1
釋義

生理學的

與生理學研究有關

belonging to the science that examines how living bodies carry out their usual functions.

例句

The paper offers a physiological explanation for how whales hold breath.

這篇論文對鯨魚如何閉氣提出了生理學的解釋。

collocation: physiological explanation

Her professor praised the physiological study of sleep in newborn babies.

她的教授稱讚那項針對新生兒睡眠的生理學研究。

collocation: physiological study

常見搭配
  • physiological study
  • physiological research
  • physiological theory
  • physiological model
同義詞
  • biological

    broader and not limited to the study of body function

  • medical

    broader and often about illness, treatment, or patient care

  • anatomical

    focuses on body structure rather than how the body works

文法句型

physiological + study

physiological + research

physiological + theory

用法筆記

Usually appears before nouns such as study, research, explanation, theory, and model. Distinguish from sense 1: sense 1 describes a bodily process, but this sense labels ideas and work from the subject of physiology.

常見錯誤

She teaches physiological at the university.
She teaches physiology at the university.
the subject name is the noun 'physiology', not the adjective 'physiological'.

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