Word · Frequency #28719
thoracic
胸的；胸廓的
of or relating to the chest or thorax
常用于医学或解剖学语境。
- 1.
Of the thorax.
胸廓的；胸部的。
胸廓的；胸部的。；胸的；[医] 胸的；胸廓的
In use
My doctor explained that the stiffness in my shoulders comes from a weak thoracic spine.
In biology class, we learned that the thoracic cavity protects the heart and lungs.
Sit tall and let your thoracic spine lengthen as you breathe in.
thoracic [noun]
thoracic 作前置定语，常修饰部位或医学相关名词。
The thoracic cavity contains the heart and lungs.
胸腔包含心脏和肺。
be thoracic
be thoracic 作表语，表示位置或性质；但更常见的用法是作定语。
The pain is thoracic, so you should see a specialist.
疼痛在胸部，所以你应去看专科医生。
Common mistakes
The doctor examined his thoracic.The doctor examined his thorax.
thoracic是形容词，意为“胸的/胸廓的”，只能修饰名词；表示“胸腔/胸廓”这一部位时要用名词thorax，因此把thoracic改为thorax。
He had a thoraxic surgery.He had a thoracic surgery.
thorax变形容词时词尾是-acic，即thoracic；thoraxic是生造的错误拼写，不符合英语构词。
Connections
Collocations
- thoracic surgery
- 胸外科手术
- He specializes in thoracic surgery.他专攻胸外科。
- thoracic cavity
- 胸腔
- The lungs are located in the thoracic cavity.肺位于胸腔内。
- thoracic spine
- 胸椎
- The injury affected her thoracic spine.受伤影响了她的胸椎。
- thoracic duct
- 胸导管
- The thoracic duct carries lymph into the bloodstream.胸导管将淋巴输送至血液。
- thoracic outlet syndrome
- 胸廓出口综合征
- The patient was diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome.该患者被诊断为胸廓出口综合征。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 thorax（胸廓），加上 -ic 变成形容词，即 thoracic（胸的）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：medicine、anatomy 这是一个较正式的医学术语，通常用于医学、解剖学等专业语境，日常口语中较少出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 thoracic /θɒˈræsɪk/ 押韵的有 classic /ˈklæsɪk/。plastic、drastic、elastic 重读元音相同，但多一个 /t/ 音，不完全押韵。thorax 拼写相近，但读作 /ˈθɔːræks/，不要混淆。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.