Dictionary entry
sensory nerve
感觉神经
a nerve that carries sensory information from the body to the central nervous system
In use
The doctor explained that the damage to his sensory nerve caused numbness in his fingers.
When you touch something hot, sensory nerves in your skin send a signal to your brain.
The accident injured a major sensory nerve in her arm, affecting her ability to feel pain.
sensory nerve in [body part]
此结构常用来描述感觉神经的具体位置。
Sensory nerves in the skin detect temperature changes.
皮肤中的感觉神经检测温度变化。
sensory nerve that [verb phrase]
这里用关系从句说明感觉神经的功能。
Sensory nerves that transmit pain signals are triggered.
传递疼痛信号的感觉神经被触发。
verb + (possessive) sensory nerve(s)
动词如damage、stimulate等常与感觉神经搭配使用。
The accident damaged several sensory nerves in his hand.
事故损伤了他手中的几条感觉神经。
Common mistakes
The sensitive nerve transmits pain signals.The sensory nerve transmits pain signals.
误将‘sensory nerve’写成‘sensitive nerve’，因为中文‘感觉神经’中的‘感觉’容易被误解为‘敏感’（sensitive）。‘Sensory’专门用于感觉系统，而‘sensitive’意为‘敏感的’，不符合解剖学术语。
There are many sensory nerve in the skin.There are many sensory nerves in the skin.
误用单数形式‘nerve’代替复数‘nerves’，因为中文中‘神经’可指单数或复数，而英语可数名词需根据数量变化。‘Sensory nerve’为可数名词，复数加-s。
Connections
Confusing words
- motor nerve
- 运动神经 · 感觉神经传递感觉信号，运动神经传递运动指令
Word family
- nervous
- 紧张的；神经系统的 · adj.
- nervousness
- 紧张；焦虑 · noun
- nerve cell
- 神经细胞 · noun
- nerve fiber
- 神经纤维 · noun
- nerve ending
- 神经末梢 · noun
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