vestibular

IPA/vesˈtɪb.jə.lər/
KK[vˌɛstˈɪbjulɚ]IPA/vesˈtɪb.jə.lɚ/

vestibular — 形容詞

  • vestibularpositive
  • more vestibularcomparative
  • most vestibularsuperlative

1. describing an empty cavity within the body, forming the entrance to a deeper pas

1.形容詞C2
釋義

前庭的

身體孔道入口處的空腔區域

describing an empty cavity within the body, forming the entrance to a deeper passage or chamber — for example, the area just inside the nose or the part of the mouth behind the lips.

例句

Nora's scan showed swelling in the vestibular area just inside her nose.

Nora 的掃描顯示她鼻子內側的前庭區域有腫脹。

collocation: vestibular area

The dentist checked the vestibular side of Kofi's front teeth for damage.

牙醫檢查了 Kofi 門牙的前庭側是否有損傷。

collocation: vestibular side / vestibular surface

同義詞
  • vestibule

    the noun form; 'vestibular' is the adjective describing something related to a vestibule

文法句型

vestibular + noun

用法筆記

Only appears in specialist medical and anatomical texts describing specific body cavities (nose, mouth, larynx). Not used in everyday conversation.

2. relating to the balance-sensing structure deep inside the ear — the system of fl

2.形容詞C2
釋義

前庭覺

內耳中控制身體平衡與空間感的系統

relating to the balance-sensing structure deep inside the ear — the system of fluid-filled canals that tells your brain whether you are upright, spinning, or tilting.

例句

The ferry crossing upset Shirin's vestibular system and left her feeling dizzy for hours.

渡輪航行擾亂了 Shirin 的前庭系統,讓她頭暈了好幾個小時。

collocation: vestibular system

Ezra's therapist gave him balance exercises to improve his vestibular response.

Ezra 的治療師給了他平衡練習來改善他的前庭反應。

collocation: vestibular response

同義詞
  • balance

    used as an everyday adjective (e.g. 'balance problems'); broader and far more common than 'vestibular'

  • inner-ear

    describes the location but not the specific balance function; an inner-ear infection does not always affect the vestibular part

文法句型

vestibular + noun

用法筆記

Appears most often in the phrase 'vestibular system' or in medical diagnoses like 'vestibular disorder'. In ordinary speech, people say 'inner ear' or 'balance' instead.