womb
womb — 名詞
- wombsingular
- wombsplural
1. the part inside a woman's or other female animal's body where a baby or young an
子宮
女性體內孕育胎兒的器官
the part inside a woman's or other female animal's body where a baby or young animal grows before it is born
The doctor showed Leo a picture of the baby growing inside his wife Hannah's womb.
醫生給 Leo 看他妻子 Hannah 子宮裡正在成長的寶寶的照片。
inside [possessor]'s womb — possessive determiner for the mother
During the scan, Chiara could see the baby moving inside her womb.
掃描期間，Chiara 可以看到寶寶在她子宮內活動。
A baby's heart starts beating inside the womb about six weeks after conception.
寶寶的心臟大約在受孕後六週開始在子宮內跳動。
The womb expands as the baby grows, making room for the developing body.
子宮隨著寶寶長大而擴張，為發育中的身體騰出空間。
Kofi learned in biology class that the womb protects the growing baby from infection.
Kofi 在生物課上學到，子宮可以保護成長中的胎兒免受感染。
- uterus
the medical or technical term for the same organ; used more in clinical and scientific writing
文法句型
in/inside the womb
the womb + verb (expands / contracts / protects)
用法筆記
In medical contexts the term 'uterus' is more common. 'Womb' is the everyday English word and is used especially when talking about pregnancy and birth.