soft palate
soft palate — 名詞
1. the movable, softer part of the palate above the back of your tongue that helps
軟顎
口腔後方較柔軟的上顎部位
the movable, softer part of the palate above the back of your tongue that helps close the passage to the nose when you swallow or make certain speech sounds.
The speech therapist watched Niran's soft palate rise during the vowel test.
語言治療師在母音測試時觀察 Niran 的軟顎是否抬起。
speech context: soft palate rise during a vowel test
A small burn on Rin's soft palate made even cold juice sting.
Rin 的軟顎有一小處燙傷，連冷果汁都會刺痛。
medical context: burn on the soft palate
Doctors repaired Christopher's cleft soft palate when he was a baby.
Christopher 還是嬰兒時，醫師就修補了他裂開的軟顎。
The doctor asked Nia to say 'ah' and checked her soft palate.
醫生請 Nia 說一聲「啊」，再檢查她的軟顎。
While Samir slept, his soft palate relaxed too much and caused loud snoring.
Samir 睡覺時軟顎放鬆得太多，害他打很大的鼾聲。
- palate
broader term for the roof of the mouth, including both the hard and soft parts
- roof of the mouth
everyday phrase for the whole upper mouth area; less exact than 'soft palate'
- velum
technical anatomical or phonetics term for the soft palate
文法句型
the soft palate
a cleft soft palate
raise the soft palate
用法筆記
Mainly used in medicine, dentistry, and speech therapy. In everyday conversation, many speakers describe this area as the back of the roof of the mouth instead of naming the soft palate directly.