cervix

IPA/ˈsɜːvɪks/
KK[sˈɚvɪks]IPA/ˈsɜːrvɪks/

cervix — noun

  • cervixsingular
  • cervicesplural

1. The narrow, muscular opening at the lower end of the womb, connecting it to the

1.名詞B2
釋義

The narrow, muscular opening at the lower end of the womb, connecting it to the vagina.

例句

The midwife explained that Zola's cervix was beginning to open for delivery.

pattern: cervix + was beginning to open

Ingrid's doctor found abnormal cells on her cervix during a routine screening.

collocation: abnormal cells on the cervix

同義詞
  • neck of the womb

    layperson's term; less clinical, preferred in everyday conversation

  • uterine cervix

    full medical term; more formal, used in specialist writing

  • cervix uteri

    Latin anatomical term; now mostly confined to older medical texts

用法筆記

Common in medical, gynaecological, and pregnancy-related writing. In everyday conversation, non-medical speakers often say 'neck of the womb' instead.

常見錯誤

❌I hurt my cervix in a car accident.
✅I hurt my neck in a car accident.
💡In modern English, cervix refers only to the uterine cervix, not the neck (its original Latin meaning).
❌The doctor checked my cervical.
✅The doctor checked my cervix.
💡'Cervical' is the adjective form; 'cervix' is the noun.