Word · Frequency #34219
excrescence
赘生物;突出物;赘疣
核心释义
An abnormal or unnatural outgrowth, protuberance, or projection from a surface or body.
- 1.
通常为异常的从其他物体上生长出来的东西
Something, usually abnormal, which grows out of something else.
- 2.
突出物
something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
- 3.
使外观不佳或不需要的标记或附加物
A disfiguring or unwanted mark or adjunct.
- 4.
病理性赘生物
(pathology) an abnormal outgrowth or enlargement of some part of the body
- 5.
辅音插入现象,例如将warmth发音为[ˈwɔrmpθ](在[m]和[θ]之间加一个[p])
The epenthesis of a consonant, e.g., warmth as [ˈwɔrmpθ] (adding a [p] between [m] and [θ]), or -t (Etymology 2).
瑕疵;累赘;多余物;增音;插入音;通常为异常的从其他物体上生长出来的东西;突出物;使外观不佳或不需要的标记或附加物
用法In use
The old oak tree had a large woody excrescence on its trunk where a branch had been cut off.
用法提示:名词excrescence表示树干上自然长出的突起物,强调其凸出和异常生长的特性。
Architects criticized the new rooftop addition as an ugly excrescence that ruined the building's elegant lines.
用法提示:excrescence用作比喻,指建筑上多余且不协调的附加部分,带有负面评价。
The dermatologist removed several small skin excrescences from the patient's neck during the procedure.
用法提示:使用复数形式excrescences,指皮肤上多个小的异常增生,如疣或息肉。
the bony excrescence between its horns
excrescence on [sth]
The doctor removed an excrescence on the patient's skin.
相关词与表达Connections
近义词Synonyms
- protuberance
- 隆起物 · 较正式,与excrescence通用,但无病理含义
- outgrowth
- 长出物 · 强调自然生长,而excrescence常含异常之意
- swelling
- 肿胀 · 多指病理性的肿胀,较口语化
- protrusion
- 突出物 · 中性,可指任何突出,较excrescence常用
- bump
- 肿块 · 非正式,常用于日常描述,不宜用于医学文献
易混词Confusing words
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词,指赘生物或瘤。
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