Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #6817
colon
冒号
核心释义
The punctuation mark colon (:).
- 1.
标点符号⟨:⟩。
The punctuation mark ⟨:⟩.
- 2.
大肠的一部分；消化系统的最后一段,位于回肠之后、直肠之前。
Part of the large intestine; the final segment of the digestive system, after (distal to) the ileum and before (proximal to) the rectum. (Because the colon is the largest part of the large intestine (constituting most of it), it is often treated as synonymous therewith in broad or casual usage.)
- 3.
欧洲殖民定居者,尤指在法国殖民地。
A European colonial settler, especially in a French colony.
- 4.
古代手稿或文本中作为一行或计量单位的从句或短语组。
A clause or group of clauses written as a line, or taken as a standard of measure in ancient manuscripts or texts.
结肠；殖民者；句段；节段；标点符号⟨:⟩。；大肠的一部分；消化系统的最后一段,位于回肠之后、直肠之前。
用法In use
Please remember to use a colon after the salutation in a formal letter.
用法提示：这里colon为标点符号，表示冒号，用于引出后面的内容。
The surgeon explained that the patient had a blockage in the colon.
用法提示：这里colon为解剖学名词，指大肠的一部分——结肠。
In the list, separate each item with a colon and a space.
用法提示：这里colon为标点符号，用于列表或解释说明。
the colon
在医学语境中，'colon'常指结肠，是可数名词。
The colon absorbs water from digested food.
结肠从消化后的食物中吸收水分。
a colon
在写作中，冒号用于引出解释或列表。
Use a colon to introduce a list.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- colon cancer
- 结肠癌
- He was diagnosed with colon cancer at an early stage.他在早期被诊断出结肠癌。
- colon polyps
- 结肠息肉
- The doctor removed several colon polyps during the colonoscopy.医生在结肠镜检查中切除了一些结肠息肉。
- colon inflammation
- 结肠炎
- Chronic colon inflammation can lead to more serious conditions.慢性结肠炎可能导致更严重的疾病。
易混词Confusing words
- colonel
- 上校 · 发音相似但意义完全不同：colon /ˈkoʊlən/ 指结肠或货币单位，而 colonel /ˈkɜːrnəl/ 指军衔。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
冒号两点像结肠的横截面，记住 'colon' 既指结肠也指冒号。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：医学、解剖学 多用于医学或生物学文献，日常口语中较少直接使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending '-lon' but have different vowel sounds; none rhyme with colon (/ˈkoʊlən/). The stress patterns also differ (salon has second-syllable stress; others have first-syllable stress). Use with caution for spelling comparison only.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.