clit

clit — noun

1. An informal short form of 'clitoris' — the small, sensitive part of the female g

1.名詞B2
釋義

An informal short form of 'clitoris' — the small, sensitive part of the female genitals located at the front of the vulva, involved in sexual pleasure.

例句

Nurse Aiko showed the class a diagram with the clit clearly labelled.

informal register — short for clitoris

In health class, students learned that the clit contains thousands of nerve endings.

同義詞
  • clitoris

    The full medical term; formal register, appropriate in academic and clinical contexts.

文法句型

the clit

someone's clit

用法筆記

Considered too informal for medical or academic writing — use 'clitoris' in formal contexts. In clinical settings, the full term is preferred.

常見錯誤

❌He wrote about the clit in his medical thesis.
✅He wrote about the clitoris in his medical thesis.
💡'clit' is too informal for academic writing.
❌The clit is the same as the vulva.
✅The clit is part of the vulva, located at the front where the inner labia meet.
💡'clit' refers to a specific organ, not the entire external genitals.