Word · Frequency #6817
colons
冒号
colons is the plural of colon.
The punctuation mark colon (:).
- 1.
The punctuation mark ⟨:⟩.
标点符号⟨:⟩。
- 2.
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.)
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。
- 3.
A European colonial settler, especially in a French colony.
欧洲殖民定居者,尤指在法国殖民地。
- 4.
A clause or group of clauses written as a line, or taken as a standard of measure in ancient manuscripts or texts.
古代手稿或文本中作为一行或计量单位的从句或短语组。
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。
In use
Please remember to use a colon after the salutation in a formal letter.
The surgeon explained that the patient had a blockage in the colon.
In the list, separate each item with a colon and a space.
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.
用冒号引出列表。
Common mistakes
He is a colon in the army.He is a colonel in the army.
中文学习者常混淆‘colon’（冒号/结肠）与‘colonel’（上校）的拼写。两者发音不同，但拼写相似，容易误拼。改正后‘colonel’表示军队中的上校军衔。
Connections
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。
Confusing words
Word family
Learner notes
Memory Tip
冒号两点像结肠的横截面，记住 'colon' 既指结肠也指冒号。
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。
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.
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。
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.