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The prostate is a small organ in the body of male , including men. It sits just under the bladder, around the tube that urine uses to leave the body, and it makes a fluid that mixes with sperm so the sperm can travel.
The prostate is Prostate(攝護腺)是 a small organ in the body of male mammals, including men雄性哺乳類(包括男性)體內的一個小器官 It sits just under the bladder它就位在bladder(膀胱)下方 around the tube that urine uses to leave the body圍繞著尿液排出體外要經過的那條管子 and it makes a fluid that mixes with sperm而且它會分泌一種液體跟精子混合 so the sperm can travel讓精子可以移動
You will hear the word often in health talk: as men get older the prostate can grow and make passing urine hard, and doctors also check it for cancer.
You will hear the word often in health talk你會常在健康相關的談話裡聽到這個字 as men get older the prostate can grow男性年紀變大時攝護腺可能會變大 and make passing urine hard讓排尿變困難 and doctors also check it for cancer醫生也會檢查它有沒有癌症
It is a medical body-part word, but it is not rude; doctors and families say it . Though actually, English mix it up with prostrate, which means lying flat on the ground — the two words look almost the same and are not related.
It is a medical body-part word這是一個醫學的身體部位用字 but it is not rude但它並不粗俗 doctors and families say it plainly醫生和家人都會平常地說出口 Though actually不過其實 English learners mix it up with prostrate學英文的人常把它跟prostrate搞混 which means lying flat on the groundprostrate的意思是整個人趴在地上 the two words look almost the same這兩個字長得幾乎一樣 and are not related但其實沒有關係
組成Borrowed from Middle French prostate, from Medieval Latin prostata, from Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs), “one who stands in front.” Doctors named it that way because the gland sits in front of the bladder. Built from Greek pro- (in front) + a verb “to stand.”
原始詞典資料3 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。
prostatenoun詞源 1/ˈpɹɒs.teɪt/
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The prostate gland.
- Finally, Paul made me get my prostate checked. As I say, he's already left a legacy. But if you haven't chaps, please get yourself checked over - it's worth it.
prostateadj詞源 1/ˈpɹɒs.teɪt/
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Of or relating to the prostate gland.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:
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。