Word · Frequency #13609
papillae
乳头；乳头状突起
a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell
指与味觉、触觉或嗅觉相关的小突起
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n (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf；n a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell；n a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather
乳头；突
毛乳头；牙乳头；羽乳头；乳突；小突起；乳头；突
In use
The tiny bumps on your tongue are called papillae, and they help you taste food.
When you drink hot soup, your papillae can become irritated and swollen.
Chefs often talk about papillae because the sense of taste depends on these tiny structures.
papillae on [body part]
常用来指舌面等黏膜表面的感觉小突起。
The papillae on your tongue are sensitive to taste.
你舌头上的乳突对味觉很敏感。
papillae project from [surface]
这是植物学术语，指花瓣或叶片表面的小突起。
Tiny papillae project from the surface of the petal.
微小的乳突从花瓣表面突出。
papillae at the base of [structure]
指毛发、牙齿或羽毛根部组织的小突起。
The papillae at the base of each hair are visible under a microscope.
每根毛发基部的乳突在显微镜下清晰可见。
Common mistakes
The papillae is sensitive.The papillae are sensitive.
“papillae”是“papilla”的复数形式，主语是复数，谓语动词应用are，不能用is。
There are many papilla on the tongue.There are many papillae on the tongue.
“many”后接复数名词；“papilla”是单数，复数形式为“papillae”。
Connections
Collocations
- lingual papillae
- 舌乳头
- The lingual papillae on your tongue contain many taste buds.你舌头上的舌乳头包含许多味蕾。
- circumvallate papillae
- 轮廓乳头
- Circumvallate papillae are arranged in a V-shaped row at the back of the tongue.轮廓乳头在舌后部排列成V字形。
- fungiform papillae
- 菌状乳头
- Fungiform papillae are mushroom-shaped and scattered across the tongue.菌状乳头呈蘑菇状，散布在舌头上。
- filiform papillae
- 丝状乳头
- Filiform papillae are the most numerous papillae on the human tongue.丝状乳头是人体舌头上数量最多的乳头。
- dermal papillae
- 真皮乳头
- Dermal papillae help anchor the epidermis to the dermis.真皮乳头有助于将表皮固定在真皮上。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
papillae 里的 pap 像“小乳头”，舌尖上那些味蕾小突起就是 papillae，记住“pap-”=乳头状，舌尖有 papillae 就不害怕。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：解剖学、医学、植物学 该词是 papilla 的复数形式，多用于医学、解剖学或生物学等专业语境，表示乳头状小突起；日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
发音：papillae /pəˈpɪliː/ 与 lily、silly、chili 押韵（均以 /ɪliː/ 结尾）。注意形近词 papilla /pəˈpɪlə/、papillary /ˈpæpəˌleri/、algae /ˈældʒiː/ 发音不同，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.