"mandible" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 下顎骨

Definition

下顎骨是人或動物的下頜骨。它承載下排牙齒，對咀嚼和說話非常重要。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

「下顎骨」在醫學或生物學上常用，日常口語一般說「下巴」。在昆蟲學上，「下顎」指的是咬合的口器。

Examples

The human mandible is the largest and strongest bone of the face.

人的**下顎骨**是臉部最大最堅固的骨頭。

A broken mandible can make it hard to eat or speak.

**下顎骨**骨折會讓進食或說話變得困難。

Dentists examine the mandible during check-ups.

牙醫檢查時會檢查**下顎骨**。

After his bike accident, he needed surgery on his mandible.

腳踏車事故後，他需要對**下顎骨**動手術。

Some insects have huge mandibles for fighting or eating.

有些昆蟲有巨大的**下顎**用來打鬥或進食。

The X-ray showed a small crack in her mandible.

X光顯示她的**下顎骨**有一道細小裂縫。