appendix

appendix — noun

1. an extra part placed after the main text of a book, report, or document, holding

1.名詞B2
釋義

an extra part placed after the main text of a book, report, or document, holding details such as tables, raw data, or background notes that support the main content but would interrupt it.

例句

The full survey results are listed in Appendix B at the back of the report.

labelled appendix: Appendix A, B, C

Professor Lin added an appendix to her cookbook with measurement charts for new bakers.

appendix to + book

同義詞
  • supplement

    broader; can be a separate booklet, not always at the end

  • annex

    common in legal or government documents

  • addendum

    shorter, often added after the document was first finished

文法句型

appendix to + book/document/report

用法筆記

Plural is usually 'appendices' for this sense (books, reports, legal documents). The single-word phrase 'see appendix' often appears in academic writing to point readers to supporting material.

常見錯誤

❌I put the photos in the appendix of my email.
✅I attached the photos to my email.
💡'appendix' is for books and formal documents, not for everyday emails.
❌The contract has two appendix.
✅The contract has two appendices.
💡countable noun; use the plural form.

2. a small finger-shaped tube that hangs off the lower right side of the large inte

2.名詞B2
釋義

a small finger-shaped tube that hangs off the lower right side of the large intestine, has no clear job in the human body, and sometimes becomes infected and must be removed.

例句

Doctors removed Sofia's appendix on Tuesday after she felt sharp pain in her lower right side.

remove + appendix (surgical context)

Rashida woke up at midnight clutching his stomach; his appendix had burst.

appendix burst (medical emergency)

同義詞

文法句型

the appendix

用法筆記

Plural in this anatomical sense is usually 'appendixes' (in American medical writing) or 'appendices' (in British texts) — both are accepted. Distinguish from sense 1: this one is always physical and singular when referring to one person.

常見錯誤

❌The doctor took out my appendices.
✅The doctor took out my appendix.
💡each person has only one.
❌I have appendix.
✅I have appendicitis.
💡the illness has its own name; 'appendix' alone is just the body part.