scapula
scapula — 名詞
- scapulasingular
- scapulaeplural
1. each of the two roughly triangular bones located on the upper back that make up
肩胛骨
上背部兩側的扁平三角骨，構成肩關節
each of the two roughly triangular bones located on the upper back that make up the shoulder joint and connect the upper arm with the collar bone
Feng felt a sharp pain in his left scapula after lifting boxes for an hour.
Feng 搬了一小時的箱子後，感覺左側肩胛骨一陣劇痛。
collocation: pain in + the scapula
The doctor examined Dewi's scapula and told her the bone was bruised but not broken.
醫生檢查了 Dewi 的肩胛骨，告訴她骨頭有挫傷但沒有斷裂。
passive: the bone was bruised (of scapula)
In anatomy class, the students examined a plastic model of the human scapula.
在解剖課上，學生們透過塑膠模型來研究人類肩胛骨的結構。
Pedro broke his scapula when he fell off his bicycle on the way to work.
Pedro 在騎腳踏車上班的路上摔了下來，摔斷了肩胛骨。
A fractured scapula is uncommon and often results from high-impact accidents like car crashes.
肩胛骨骨折並不常見，經常是由車禍等高衝擊事故所造成。
- shoulder blade
the common, everyday word used instead of the medical term 'scapula' in casual conversation
- shoulder bone
a less precise term that can also refer to the clavicle or humerus, not specific to the scapula alone
用法筆記
The term 'scapula' is primarily used in medical and anatomical contexts. In everyday spoken English, most speakers use the informal term 'shoulder blade' instead.