testosterone

IPA/teˈstɒstərəʊn/
KK[tˌɛstˈɑstɚˌon]IPA/teˈstɑːstərəʊn/

testosterone — 名詞

1. a hormone made mostly by the testicles that helps the male body mature, especial

1.名詞C1
釋義

睪固酮

促進男性性成熟的荷爾蒙

a hormone made mostly by the testicles that helps the male body mature, especially in sexual development and other adult physical changes

例句

During puberty, rising testosterone helps boys' voices become deeper.

青春期時，上升的睪固酮會讓男孩的聲音變得更低沉。

rising testosterone during puberty

The doctor tested Aaron's testosterone after months of unusual tiredness.

Aaron 持續好幾個月異常疲倦後，醫師替他檢驗了睪固酮。

test testosterone after ongoing symptoms

常見搭配
  • testosterone levels
  • low testosterone
  • high testosterone
  • raise testosterone
同義詞
  • androgen

    is more technical and broader, because it names the whole class of male sex hormones rather than this exact one

  • male hormone

    is a general description and may refer to testosterone or to male sex hormones as a group

文法句型

high testosterone levels

measure testosterone in the blood

raise testosterone with drugs

用法筆記

Usually treated as an uncountable noun. It often appears with words such as level, measure, raise, or lower in medical, sports, and biology discussions.

常見錯誤

The test showed a high testosterone.
The test showed high testosterone levels.
Testosterone is usually treated as an uncountable substance noun, so we normally use it without a or an.

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • testosterone levels
  • testosterone production
  • testosterone test

副詞搭配

常用片語

  • measure testosterone levels
  • low testosterone
  • raise testosterone naturally

介系詞搭配

  • testosterone in the blood
  • testosterone during puberty