Word · Frequency #10320
spinal
/ˈspainl/
adjective
脊柱的；脊椎的
of or relating to the spine or spinal cord
- 1.
Of or relating to the spine.
脊柱的
脊柱的；针的；尖刺的；尖刺状突起的；脊骨的；[医] 棘折; 脊柱的
In use
The doctor examined her spinal injury.
He felt a sharp pain in his spinal area after lifting the box.
The spinal column protects the spinal cord.
spinal [noun]
He suffered a spinal fracture.
他遭受了脊柱骨折。
have a spinal [noun]
She has a spinal condition.
她患有脊柱疾病。
Common mistakes
He injured his spine cord.He injured his spinal cord.
“spine”是名词，不能用作形容词修饰“cord”；应使用形容词“spinal”表示“脊柱的”。
The doctor examined his spinal chord.The doctor examined his spinal cord.
“cord”指索状组织（如脊髓），“chord”是音乐术语“和弦”，二者发音相似但含义不同，这里应使用“cord”。
Connections
Collocations
- spinal cord
- 脊髓
- The spinal cord transmits signals between the brain and the body.脊髓在大脑和身体之间传递信号。
- spinal column
- 脊柱
- The spinal column consists of 33 vertebrae.脊柱由33块椎骨组成。
- spinal injury
- 脊柱损伤
- He suffered a spinal injury in the accident.他在事故中遭受了脊柱损伤。
- spinal surgery
- 脊柱手术
- The patient underwent spinal surgery to relieve the pressure.患者接受了脊柱手术以缓解压力。
- spinal nerve
- 脊神经
- Each spinal nerve connects to a specific region of the body.每条脊神经连接身体的一个特定区域。
- spinal tap
Learner notes
Memory Tip
脊柱（spine）加形容词后缀-al，即为“脊柱的”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：医学、解剖学 通常用于医学或解剖学语境，比较正式，但日常生活中也常见于描述脊柱相关的事物。
Pronunciation & Spelling
只有 final 与 spinal 押韵（重读元音和后续音素相同，均为 /aɪnəl/）。criminal、original、terminal、journal、nominal 虽拼写以 -inal 或 -nal 结尾，但重读元音不同，发音有别，请注意区分。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.