physiological
/ˌfɪziəˈlɒdʒɪkl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌfɪziəˈlɑːdʒɪkl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌfi-zē-ə-ˈlä-ji-kəl/ (ame, mw)
physiological — 形容詞
- physiologicalpositive
- more physiologicalcomparative
- most physiologicalsuperlative
1. connected with the normal jobs a living body does inside, such as breathing, sle
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.
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
Cold water triggers physiological reactions that help the body save heat.
冷水會引發生理反應，幫助身體保存熱量。
The baby's fast breathing was a physiological sign of rising fever.
那個嬰兒呼吸急促，是發燒加劇的生理徵象。
Long flights can upset normal physiological rhythms like sleep and hunger.
長途飛行可能打亂像睡眠和飢餓這類正常的生理節律。
- 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
- 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
2. belonging to the science that examines how living bodies carry out their usual f
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.
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
The museum displayed old physiological charts beside early medical tools.
博物館在早期醫療工具旁展出了老式的生理學圖表。
Our class read a physiological theory about hunger and body temperature.
我們班讀了一個關於飢餓與體溫的生理學理論。
The team built a physiological model of how fish use oxygen.
研究團隊建立了一個關於魚類如何使用氧氣的生理學模型。
- 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.