Word · Frequency #12271
nasal
鼻骨
the bone that forms the bridge of the nose
- 1.
A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc.
鱼等鼻部上的板或鳞片。
鱼等鼻部上的板或鳞片。；鼻音；鼻音字
In use
The doctor explained that a small crack in the nasal could heal without surgery.
On the CT scan, the nasal appears as a thin, flat bone at the top of the nose.
Both nasals were intact, so the patient's nose retained its normal shape.
adjective: nasal + noun
作形容词时表示‘鼻子的；鼻音的’，通常放在名词前作定语。
The cold caused nasal congestion.
感冒引起了鼻塞。
noun: the nasals
在解剖学中，nasal 作可数名词指‘鼻骨’，常用复数形式 nasals。
The nasals are two small bones at the bridge of the nose.
鼻骨是鼻梁处的两块小骨。
noun: a nasal
在语音学中，nasal 也可指‘鼻音’或‘鼻音字母’，如 /m/、/n/、/ŋ/。
In English, /m/ is a nasal.
在英语中，/m/ 是一个鼻音。
Common mistakes
My nasal is stuffy.My nose is stuffy.
nasal 作名词只指“鼻骨”或“鼻音”，并不表示整个“鼻子”；表示身体部位“鼻子”应用 nose，因此不能说 my nasal is stuffy。
He speaks nasal.He speaks nasally.
speak 是动词，需要副词修饰；nasal 是形容词，不能直接修饰动词，应改为副词 nasally。
Connections
Collocations
- nasal cavity
- 鼻腔
- The doctor examined her nasal cavity for swelling.医生检查了她的鼻腔是否有肿胀。
- nasal bone
- 鼻骨
- The nasal bone forms the upper part of the bridge of the nose.鼻骨构成鼻梁的上部。
- nasal congestion
- 鼻塞
- Nasal congestion is a common symptom of a cold.鼻塞是感冒的常见症状。
- nasal spray
- 喷鼻剂
- He used a nasal spray to clear his blocked nose.他用喷鼻剂疏通堵塞的鼻子。
- nasal voice
- 带鼻音的嗓音
- She spoke with a nasal voice, as if she had a cold.她说话带着鼻音，好像感冒了一样。
- nasal consonants
Learner notes
Memory Tip
鼻塞时说话闷闷的鼻音，就是 nasal；首字母 n 像鼻子，想到 nose。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：anatomy、medicine、radiology 此义项为解剖学术语，通常用于医学、解剖学或影像报告等正式专业语境，日常口语中较少单独使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhyme: hazel /ˈheɪzəl/. Words with the same -sal spelling, like basal /ˈbeɪsəl/ and rehearsal /rɪˈhɜːrsəl/, are not rhymes because the vowel or consonant differs. Near-lookalikes ending in -sual (casual /ˈkæʒuəl/, visual /ˈvɪʒuəl/) also sound different.
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
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