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the clitoris
泛指这一器官时用定冠词 the。
The clitoris is a female sexual organ.
阴蒂是女性性器官。
阴蒂；阴核
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
阴蒂；阴核
a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
The clitoris is a female sexual organ.
阴蒂是女性性器官。
A sensitive and delicious elongated erectile sex organ at the anterior part of the vulva in female humans and other mammals.
阴蒂
a female sexual organ homologous to the penis
A similar erectile sexual organ present in the cloacas of female amniotes.
In biology class, the teacher pointed to the clitoris on the model.
在生物课上，老师指着模型上的阴蒂。
She read about the clitoris in a book about women's health.
她在一本关于女性健康的书中读到了关于阴蒂的内容。
The clitoris is a female sexual organ that many people are not familiar with.
阴蒂是许多人并不熟悉的一种女性性器官。
泛指这一器官时用定冠词 the。
The clitoris is a female sexual organ.
阴蒂是女性性器官。
用不定冠词 a 表示首次提及或泛指某一个。
A clitoris is one of the female sexual organs.
阴蒂是女性性器官之一。
sb's 代表所有格限定词，如 her、its。
The doctor examined her clitoris.
医生检查了她的阴蒂。
of 后接名词，表示所属；复数形式也可作 clitorides。
The textbook illustrated the clitorises of several mammals.
教科书配图展示了几种哺乳动物的阴蒂。
Not this
The clitoral is a sensitive part of the female body.
Use this
The clitoris is a sensitive part of the female body.
clitoral 是形容词，只能修饰名词，不能单独作主语；这里需要名词 clitoris 作主语。
Not this
Clitoris is a female sexual organ.
Use this
The clitoris is a female sexual organ.
clitoris 是单数可数名词，不能不带冠词；指一个事物时需要用 the 或 a，这里表示类别用 the clitoris。
Not this
Women have clitoris.
Use this
Women have clitorises.
clitoris 是可数名词，复数概念要用复数形式 clitorises；汉语名词没有复数形态，因此容易漏掉 -es。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
阴蒂刺激
Stimulation of the clitoris is important for many women during sex.
对许多女性来说，性生活中阴蒂刺激很重要。
阴蒂增大
An enlarged clitoris can result from hormonal imbalance.
阴蒂增大可能是激素失衡导致的。
阴蒂穿刺
Clitoris piercing requires a skilled professional.
阴蒂穿刺需要熟练的专业人士操作。
阴蒂切除
Clitoris removal is a form of female genital mutilation.
阴蒂切除是女性生殖器切割的一种形式。
阴蒂头
The head of the clitoris is very sensitive.
阴蒂头非常敏感。
阴蒂是宇宙的中心。
This line comes from Eve Ensler's play "The Vagina Monologues", which celebrates female sexuality and brought frank discussion of the clitoris into mainstream pop culture.
这句台词出自伊芙·恩斯勒的戏剧《阴道独白》，该剧歌颂女性性欲，并将对阴蒂的坦率讨论带入主流流行文化。
Use clitoris naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想记忆：把 clitoris 拆成 clit（阴蒂俗称）+ or + is，记住 or 和 is，就能拼出全词。
语域：formal 常见场景：医学、性教育、解剖学 clitoris 是阴蒂的正式解剖学名称，通常用于医学、生物学或性教育等较为正式的语境；日常随意的口语中较少使用，会显得比较书面。
可数名词；复数常用 clitorises，也可见 clitorides。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.