uran
uran — 名詞
1. a large tropical lizard with a long body, strong legs, a long forked tongue, and
巨蜥
熱帶地區的大型蜥蜴
a large tropical lizard with a long body, strong legs, a long forked tongue, and a powerful tail — the group that includes the Komodo dragon and other species of the genus Varanus, found across Africa, Asia, and Australia.
A large uran crawled from the swamp and crossed a road near a village in Thailand.
一隻巨大的巨蜥從沼澤裡爬出來，穿過泰國村莊附近的一條路。
article + adjective + uran + location + specific action
On his Sri Lanka trip, Bilal watched an uran climb a tree beside the river.
Bilal 在斯里蘭卡旅行時，看到一隻巨蜥沿著河邊爬上一棵樹。
verb pattern: watch + uran + infinitive
The researcher said this uran can grow longer than two metres from head to tail.
研究人員說這種巨蜥從頭到尾可以長到兩公尺以上。
An uran uses its forked tongue to sense prey hiding in the leaf litter on the forest floor.
巨蜥會用分叉的舌頭感知藏在落葉層中的獵物。
- monitor lizard
the common everyday term for all species in this group
- goanna
used specifically for monitor lizards native to Australia and New Guinea
- Varanus
the scientific genus name, used in formal biological writing
用法筆記
This word is very rare in modern everyday English. The usual term is 'monitor lizard', or 'goanna' when referring to species found in Australia and New Guinea.
常見錯誤
uran — 構詞成分
1. relating to the sky, the heavens, or the celestial realm — a combining form from
天空；天體
與天空或天體有關的組合形式
relating to the sky, the heavens, or the celestial realm — a combining form from Greek, used in formal and scientific compound words for the study and mapping of the night sky. The planet Uranus and the element uranium both get their names from this same root.
Professor Yumi used uranography to draw a map of every star visible from her observatory.
Yumi 教授利用天體誌繪製了天文台上每一顆可見恆星的地圖。
compound: urano- + -graphy ('writing about the sky'); person + location context
Sayaka's study of uranology deepened as she charted the path of a comet each clear night.
Sayaka 對天體學的研究日漸深入，每個晴朗的夜晚她都繪製彗星的運行路徑。
compound: urano- + -logy ('study of the sky'); shows sustained research activity
Tuan learned that Greek astronomers used uranoscopy to watch Venus travel across the night sky.
Tuan 了解到希臘天文學家曾用天體觀測法觀察金星劃過夜空。
Professor Elena taught the seminar how to use uranometry to measure the gap between two stars.
Elena 教授在課堂上教大家如何使用天體測量法計算兩顆恆星之間的距離。
文法句型
urano- + noun-forming suffix
用法筆記
In modern English, the combining form usually appears as 'urano-' before a consonant (uranography) and 'uran-' before a vowel (uranometry). This form is much less common than its synonym 'astro-', which appears in everyday words like 'astronomy' and 'astronaut'.
2. relating to the radioactive chemical element uranium (symbol U, atomic number 92
鈾
與化學元素鈾有關的組合形式
relating to the radioactive chemical element uranium (symbol U, atomic number 92) — a combining form used in the names of chemical compounds, minerals, and oxidation states. The element was named after the planet Uranus, which had been discovered a few years earlier.
In the lab, Vikram prepared uranic acid and watched the yellow powder dissolve in water.
在實驗室裡，Vikram 配製了鈾酸，看著黃色粉末溶解在水中。
compound: uran- + -ic ('relating to uranium(VI)'); concrete lab action
Pedro handled a vial of uranous oxide, a dark powder used in nuclear fuel experiments.
Pedro 手持一瓶亞鈾氧化物——一種用於核燃料實驗的深色粉末。
compound: uran- + -ous ('relating to uranium(IV)'); tangible physical context
A geologist named Bilal found uraninite, the dark ore that miners extract for uranium.
一位名叫 Bilal 的地質學家發現了瀝青鈾礦——礦工們開採來提煉鈾的深色礦石。
A ceramic bowl from the 1920s gets its bright yellow colour from a sodium uranate glaze.
一只 1920 年代的陶瓷碗之所以呈現亮黃色，是因為使用了鈾酸鈉釉料。
- uranium
the full element name; the combining form 'uran-' is used specifically within compound names for chemicals and minerals
文法句型
uran- + chemical suffix (-ic, -ous, -ate, -ite)
用法筆記
In chemical nomenclature, '-ic' indicates the higher oxidation state (uranic = U⁶⁺) while '-ous' indicates the lower one (uranous = U⁴⁺). This -ic/-ous pattern is a standard convention in inorganic chemistry for naming compounds of metals with variable oxidation states.
常見錯誤
3. relating to the roof of the mouth (the palate) — a combining form used in medica
顎；口蓋
與口腔上顎有關的醫學組合形式
relating to the roof of the mouth (the palate) — a combining form used in medical terminology for surgical procedures and anatomical descriptions involving the palate. The Greek source word (ουρανός) originally meant 'vaulted roof' and was applied to the mouth's upper surface.
The surgical team performed an uranoplasty to close the gap in the infant's cleft palate.
外科團隊進行了顎成形術，修補了嬰兒唇顎裂的缺口。
compound: urano- + -plasty ('surgical repair of the palate')
After Camille's bicycle crash, doctors used uranorrhaphy to stitch the torn tissue in her palate.
Camille 騎腳踏車摔傷後，醫生用顎縫合術縫合了她上顎撕裂的組織。
compound: urano- + -rrhaphy ('suturing of the palate'); specific accident context
Dr. Andrew used a model to show Nia the uraniscus in the roof of the mouth.
Andrew 醫師用模型向 Nia 展示口腔頂部的顎穹窿位於何處。
Lara studied three uranoplasty methods for cleft-palate repair before her surgery rotation.
Lara 在手術實習前研讀了三種修補唇顎裂的顎成形術方法。
- palato-
the more common combining form for palate-related terms in modern medical English; preferred in most surgical contexts
文法句型
urano- + surgical suffix
用法筆記
The palate-related 'uran-' forms come from a different Greek word (ουρανός = 'roof of the mouth') than the sky-related ones, even though both are spelled the same in English. In modern medical writing, 'palato-' (e.g., palatoplasty) is used more often than 'urano-'.