plaque
plaque — 名詞
1. a thin flat sign fixed to a wall, statue, or similar surface to identify, explai
匾牌；銘牌
標示人名、事件等的一般銘牌
a thin flat sign fixed to a wall, statue, or similar surface to identify, explain, or honor someone or something
A bronze plaque beside the gate lists the names of lost sailors.
大門旁的一塊銅製匾牌列出了罹難水手的名字。
common collocation: bronze plaque
The school placed a plaque near the library to honor Ms Chen.
學校在圖書館附近放了一塊銘牌來紀念 Ms Chen。
plaque + near/on + place
Visitors stopped to read the plaque under the old stone statue.
遊客停下來讀那座老石像下方的匾牌。
At the town hall, a small plaque marks the date of the fire.
在市政廳裡，一塊小銘牌標出了那場火災的日期。
The museum placed a brass plaque below the portrait with the artist's name.
博物館在那幅肖像下方放了一塊黃銅銘牌，寫著畫家的名字。
用法筆記
Often used for something that identifies or honors a person, place, or event. Distinguish from sense 2, which is specifically about a building where a notable person once lived.
2. a sign on a building that tells people a well-known person once lived there
故居銘牌
標示名人曾住過此處的牌子
a sign on a building that tells people a well-known person once lived there
A blue plaque outside the flat shows that a famous poet lived there.
公寓外的一塊藍色故居銘牌標示這裡曾住過一位知名詩人。
common collocation: blue plaque
Tourists photographed the plaque on the house where Rosa Parks once stayed.
遊客拍下那棟房子上的故居銘牌，因為 Rosa Parks 曾住過那裡。
On the corner house, a plaque says a young painter once lived there.
轉角那棟房子上的故居銘牌寫著一位年輕畫家曾住過那裡。
Outside the house where Jane Austen lived, the guide pointed to the plaque.
在 Jane Austen 住過的房子外，導遊指著那塊故居銘牌。
Students found a plaque outside the flat where Mozart lived as a child.
學生在 Mozart 小時候住過的公寓外，看到一塊故居銘牌。
- blue plaque
especially British; often part of an official scheme
- historic marker
common in American English; broader and not limited to former homes
- commemorative plaque
broader term that may honor a person or event without meaning a former residence
用法筆記
Usually fixed outside a house or apartment building and names the former resident. Distinguish from sense 1, which can mark many kinds of people, places, or events.
3. a soft layer of bacteria that collects on teeth
牙菌斑
附著在牙齒表面的細菌薄層
a soft layer of bacteria that collects on teeth
If Maya skips brushing, plaque builds up along her back teeth.
如果 Maya 不刷牙，牙菌斑就會堆積在她後排牙齒旁。
plaque builds up
The dentist showed Leo the plaque near his gums in a mirror.
牙醫用鏡子讓 Leo 看見牙齦附近的牙菌斑。
common context: plaque near the gums
Nightly flossing helps Nina remove plaque between teeth her brush cannot reach.
每晚用牙線有助 Nina 清掉牙刷刷不到的齒縫牙菌斑。
Too much sweet tea can leave more plaque on children's teeth.
喝太多甜茶可能會讓孩子的牙齒留下更多牙菌斑。
At his checkup, Ken had thick plaque on his back molars.
Ken 做檢查時，後方臼齒上已有厚厚的牙菌斑。
用法筆記
Usually uncountable in everyday use: people talk about brushing plaque off their teeth or plaque building up over time.
常見錯誤
4. an abnormal raised patch on skin or body tissue, or a build-up inside the body t
斑塊
體內或皮膚上的病理性斑塊
an abnormal raised patch on skin or body tissue, or a build-up inside the body that forms such a patch
The scan found plaque in one of Mr Lin's neck arteries.
掃描發現 Mr Lin 的一條頸動脈裡有斑塊。
plaque in + body part
After the scan, doctors worried because plaque had narrowed the vessel near Eva's heart.
掃描後，醫師因為斑塊讓 Eva 心臟附近的血管變窄而很擔心。
plaque + narrow a blood vessel
The doctor said years of smoking had left plaque in Mr Wu's leg arteries.
醫師說，多年抽菸已讓 Mr Wu 的腿部動脈留下斑塊。
On the skin test, one red plaque spread across her elbow.
皮膚檢查時，一塊紅色斑塊擴散到了她的手肘。
During the ultrasound, the doctor showed Carla plaque inside her neck artery.
做超音波時，醫師指給 Carla 看她頸動脈裡的斑塊。
用法筆記
Common in medical contexts. Often used with in or on plus a body part, and unlike sense 3 it is not limited to teeth.