Word
gibbosities
凸圆，凸状；驼背
gibbosities is the plural of gibbosity.
the state or quality of being gibbous; a protuberance or bulge
指物体表面凸起的部分或驼背的形态
- 1.
The state of being gibbous or gibbose; gibbousness.
隆起状态
隆起状态；凸圆；凸状；驼背；[医] 驼背
In use
The old man's gibbosity made it difficult for him to find comfortable chairs.
The gibbosity on the tree trunk was actually a large burl caused by an old injury.
She felt a strange gibbosity under the carpet, which turned out to be a lost toy.
gibbosity of [body part]
常用于描述身体部位的隆起。
The gibbosity of his back was noticeable.
他背部的凸起很明显。
have/develop a gibbosity
强调状态或发展过程。
She developed a gibbosity on her spine after years of poor posture.
多年不良姿势导致她的脊柱出现了凸起。
treat/for gibbosity
主要用于医学语境。
The patient was treated for gibbosity with physical therapy.
该患者接受了物理治疗以治疗驼背。
Common mistakes
He has a gibbosity back.He has a gibbous back.
Gibbosity是名词，意为凸出或驼背，不能直接修饰名词back；应使用形容词gibbous表示“凸出的”。
The old man's gibbositites were very prominent.The old man's gibbosity was very prominent.
Gibbosity虽为可数名词，但在此语境中常用单数形式表示整体凸起，复数形式gibbositites不自然，故改为单数。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- gibbosities
- plural
Learner notes
Grammar Note
可数名词，常用单数形式，意为凸起或驼背
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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。
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