spinal

spinal — 形容詞

1. relating to the long column of bones in the centre of the back that holds the bo

1.形容詞B1
釋義

脊椎的

與脊椎骨有關的

relating to the long column of bones in the centre of the back that holds the body upright and protects the nerves running from the brain down to the lower body

例句

Hiro injured his spinal cord in a cycling accident last summer.

Hiro 去年夏天在一場自行車事故中傷到脊髓。

collocation: spinal cord

The surgeon examined the spinal X-rays before recommending surgery.

外科醫生在建議手術前仔細看了脊椎 X 光片。

同義詞
  • vertebral

    more technical and limited to anatomy contexts; 'vertebral column' is the scientific name for the spine

  • back

    broader and less formal; 'back pain' is everyday language, while 'spinal injury' is clinical

文法句型

spinal + noun (spinal cord, spinal injury)

用法筆記

Always used before a noun. To refer to the body part itself, use the noun 'spine' (e.g., 'He broke his spine', not 'He broke his spinal').

常見錯誤

❌He broke his spinal in the fall.
✅He broke his spine in the fall.
💡'spinal' is an adjective; the noun for the bone structure is 'spine'.
❌The pain is spinal.
✅The pain is in my spine.
💡'spinal' is rarely used after a linking verb; use the noun form instead.

spinal — 名詞