Not this
I called a taxy to go to the airport.
Use this
I called a taxi to go to the airport.
taxy 是医学术语,表示“复位”或“趋性”,而“出租车”的英文是 taxi。不要把 taxy 当作 taxi 的变体拼写。
复位;整复
taxies — plural of taxy
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
复位;整复
reduction of a dislocated joint or hernia by manual manipulation
The moths' movement toward the porch light is a good example of taxy.
飞蛾朝门廊灯光飞去,这是趋性的一个典型例子。
医学用语
Under the microscope, the bacteria showed clear taxy by swimming toward the nutrient.
在显微镜下,这些细菌表现出明显的趋性,朝营养物游去。
Scientists measured the organism's taxy by recording its position every minute.
科学家们通过每分钟记录该生物的位置来测量它的趋性。
Not this
I called a taxy to go to the airport.
Use this
I called a taxi to go to the airport.
taxy 是医学术语,表示“复位”或“趋性”,而“出租车”的英文是 taxi。不要把 taxy 当作 taxi 的变体拼写。
Not this
In biology class, we studied different taxys of insects.
Use this
In biology class, we studied different taxies of insects.
taxy 的复数形式是把词尾 -y 改为 -ies,即 taxies,不能直接在词尾加 -s 构成 taxys。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
Use taxies naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
将taxy记作taxi(出租车):taxi把移动的东西送回原位,故医学上指“复位/整复”;taxi朝目的地行驶,也帮助记住“趋...性”。
语域:formal 常见场景:medical literature、biology textbooks 这是一个较罕见的专业术语,通常出现在医学或生物学的正式书面文献中,日常口语里很少使用。在医学语境中多指“整复”(如脱位复位),在生物学语境中则多指“趋性”,具体含义需要根据上下文判断。
taxy 读作 /ˈtæksi/,与 taxi (/ˈtæksi/)、maxi (/ˈmæksi/)、waxy (/ˈwæksi/) 押韵。注意:sexy (/ˈsɛksi/) 虽以 -xy 结尾,但元音不同;taxis (/ˈtæksɪs/) 形似,但结尾读 /ɪs/ 而非 /i/。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.