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The coccyx is the small bone at the very bottom of the long line of bones in your back. Everyday English calls it the . You sit on the flesh around it; if you fall on your bottom, this little bone is often what hurts. It is a short, slightly curved set of tiny bones joined together. Doctors use coccyx; most people say . Say it KOK-siks.
尾骨、尾椎
組成Borrowed from Latin coccyx, from Ancient Greek κόκκῡξ (kókkūx), the cuckoo. The name points to the curved shape, like a cuckoo's beak seen from the side. English cuckoo is a different word; do not treat them as the same family in English.
同家族的字
- coccygealthe adjective doctors use: of the coccyx
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
coccyxnoun/ˈkɑksɪks/
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formalmedicinesciencesThe final (bottom-most) fused vertebrae at the base of the spine, the tailbone.
- He lands on the concrete path and bounces on his coccyx, which cracks the base of his spine.
- An actor herself, McAlpine was hands-on, demonstrating “how you penetrate” on screen: “If you can move your coccyx, just arch your back slightly, it looks fantastic,” she says happily. “Those orgy scenes were amazing.”
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。