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the palma
The palma is the inner surface of the hand.
手掌是手的内表面。
掌；手掌
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
掌；手掌
the palm of the hand
The palma is the inner surface of the hand.
手掌是手的内表面。
医学术语
He noticed a red mark on his right palma.
他注意到右手掌上有一个红印。
The nurse cleaned the patient's palmas gently.
护士轻轻地清洁病人的手掌。
Her palmas were soft and smooth.
她的手掌柔软光滑。
The palma is the inner surface of the hand.
手掌是手的内表面。
palma 表示“棕榈树”时，复数形式为 palmas。
Palmas grow in tropical regions.
棕榈树生长在热带地区。
Not this
I hurt my palma when I fell.
Use this
I hurt my palm when I fell.
日常英语中“手掌”说 palm；palma 是医学术语或拉丁语借词，只在专业语境中使用。
Not this
There is a palma in our garden.
Use this
There is a palm in our garden.
表示“棕榈树”时英语用 palm 或 palm tree；palma 不是日常英语中树的名称。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
手掌
The anatomical term palma manus denotes the palm of the hand.
解剖学术语 palma manus 指手掌。
蓖麻（旧称）
The old plant name palma Christi refers to the castor-oil plant.
旧植物名称 palma Christi 指蓖麻。
没有辛勤劳动，就没有胜利的棕榈枝（不劳则无获）。
The athlete repeated the old motto "Palma non sine pulvere" as she trained for the championship.
那位运动员在备战锦标赛时反复念着这句古老的格言：“Palma non sine pulvere”（没有耕耘，就没有收获）。
Use Palma naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把棕榈叶想象成张开的手掌，palma 既指掌也指棕榈。
语域：formal 常见场景：医学或解剖学文献、植物学资料 该词多用于正式、专业的书面语体。作名词时通常指“手掌”，也可指“棕榈”或“棕榈树”；日常口语中一般不会这样用。
palm, calm, balm, psalm rhyme with each other (/ɑːm/, with silent l) but not with palma /ˈpɑːlmɑː/, which has a pronounced /l/. almond /ˈɑːmənd/ and llama /ˈlɑːmə/ are spelling lookalikes that sound different.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.