protuberant

IPA/prəˈtjuːbərənt/
IPA/prəʊˈtuːbərənt/

protuberant — 形容詞

  • protuberantpositive
  • more protuberantcomparative
  • most protuberantsuperlative

1. sticking out in a rounded or raised way beyond the area around it.

1.形容詞C2
釋義

凸出的

向外鼓起或凸出

sticking out in a rounded or raised way beyond the area around it.

例句

The lizard's protuberant eyes moved in different directions at once.

那隻蜥蜴凸出的眼睛同時往不同方向轉動。

collocation: protuberant eyes

A protuberant bolt caught Noor's sleeve on the factory stairs.

一顆凸出的螺栓在工廠樓梯上勾住了 Noor 的袖子。

protuberant + object part

常見搭配
  • protuberant eyes
  • protuberant belly
  • protuberant ridge
  • protuberant root
  • protuberant bolt
同義詞
  • protruding

    the broadest near-synonym and common in technical description

  • bulging

    suggests swelling outward because of pressure from inside

  • jutting

    often used for harder or sharper parts that stick out

反義詞
  • flat

    level with the surrounding surface

  • recessed

    set farther back instead of sticking outward

文法句型

protuberant + noun

be + protuberant + above/from + [surface/place]

用法筆記

More formal than sticking out or bulging. It is often used in medical, scientific, or descriptive writing for body parts, land, and objects with a rounded part that pushes outward.

常見錯誤

The town's protuberant church is easy to see.
The town's prominent church is easy to see.
'protuberant' means physically sticking out, not simply noticeable from far away.

同根字

  • protuberance
    名詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

副詞搭配

  • slightly protuberant
  • visibly protuberant

常用片語

  • a protuberant lower lip
  • a protuberant ridge of rock
  • a protuberant part of the bone

介系詞搭配

  • protuberant above
  • protuberant from