wrist

IPA/rɪst/
KK[rˈɪst]IPA/rɪst/

wrist — 名詞

  • wristsingular
  • wristsplural

1. the narrow area of the body that connects your hand to your lower arm and lets y

1.名詞A2
釋義

手腕

手掌與前臂之間的關節部位

the narrow area of the body that connects your hand to your lower arm and lets you bend and rotate your hand

例句

Rodrigo fell off his bike and broke his wrist.

Rodrigo 騎腳踏車摔倒，摔斷了手腕。

collocation: break one's wrist

Devika wears a slim silver bracelet on her left wrist.

Devika 左手腕戴著一條纖細的銀色手鐲。

常見搭配
  • break one's wrist
  • sprain one's wrist
  • fracture one's wrist
  • wrist watch
  • wrist band
  • wrist strap
  • on one's wrist
同義詞
  • wrist joint

    more precise anatomical term, used mainly in medical or fitness contexts

  • carpus

    formal medical term for the collection of bones in the wrist; rare in everyday language

用法筆記

Frequently used with possessive determiners (my wrist, his wrist) when talking about injuries or accessories. The medical term 'carpus' exists but is rarely used in everyday speech.

常見錯誤

She wears a watch in her wrist.
She wears a watch on her wrist.
Accessories sit on the surface of the wrist, not inside it.
He hurt his hand wrist.
He hurt his wrist.
'Wrist' is a specific joint; adding 'hand' before it is unnecessary.
慣用語

a slap on the wrist

idiom

A very light punishment or a simple warning for doing something wrong.

輕微的懲罰

The judge gave the teenager only a slap on the wrist for stealing.

Maya expected a fine, but she received just a slap on the wrist.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • wrist sprain
  • wrist fracture
  • wrist watch

介系詞搭配