The tarsus is the ankle — more exactly, the group of seven small bones that sit between your lower leg and the long bones of your foot. It is the part of the foot that takes your weight when you land, and it lets your foot turn and tilt.

The tarsus Tarsus is是 the ankle腳踝 — more exactly更精確地說 the group of seven small bones that sit between your lower leg and the long bones of your foot是位在小腿和腳掌長骨之間那七塊小骨頭的統稱。 It它 is the part of the foot that takes your weight when you land是落地時承受體重的那部分腳 and it lets your foot turn and tilt也讓你的腳可以轉動和傾斜。

In careful medical English, 'the tarsus' names the whole group and 'a tarsal' names one bone of it. The plural is 'tarsi' (TAR-sigh), following the Latin.

In careful medical English在嚴謹的醫學英文裡 'the tarsus' names the whole group「the tarsus」指的是整組骨頭 and 'a tarsal' names one bone of it「a tarsal」指的是其中一塊骨頭。 The plural is 'tarsi' (TAR-sigh)複數是 tarsi，唸作 TAR-sigh following the Latin沿用拉丁文的複數形式。

Like 'tarsal', this is a clinical or scientific word, not a word for describing a sore foot to a friend.

Like 'tarsal'和 tarsal 一樣 this is a clinical or scientific word這是個臨床或科學用字 not a word for describing a sore foot to a friend不是拿來跟朋友抱怨腳痛的字。

You will also meet it outside human medicine: in birds and insects, 'tarsus' names a segment of the leg or foot, so biologists and birdwatchers use it constantly — a birdwatcher may measure a bird's tarsus to identify the species.

You你 will also meet it outside human medicine也會在人體醫學之外遇到它 in birds and insects在鳥類和昆蟲身上 'tarsus' names a segment of the leg or foot tarsus 指的是腿或腳上的一節 so biologists and birdwatchers use it constantly所以生物學家和賞鳥人常常會用到它 a birdwatcher may measure a bird's tarsus to identify the species賞鳥人可能會量鳥的 tarsus 來辨識物種。

And there is the eyelid meaning again: the tarsus of the eyelid is the firm plate of tissue that holds the lid's shape, which is why an eye surgeon says the word as often as a foot doctor does.

And there is the eyelid meaning again還有一個眼瞼的意思 the tarsus of the eyelid is the firm plate of tissue that holds the lid's shape眼瞼的 tarsus 是撐住眼皮形狀的那片堅韌組織 which is why an eye surgeon says the word as often as a foot doctor does這也是為什麼眼科醫生講這個字的頻率不輸給足科醫生。

Note also, quite separately, that Tarsus is a real city in southern Turkey, known as the birthplace of St Paul — same spelling, unrelated history.

Note also, quite separately另外要注意一件完全無關的事 that Tarsus is a real city in southern Turkey Tarsus 也是土耳其南部一座真實城市 known as the birthplace of St Paul以聖保羅的出生地聞名 — same spelling, unrelated history拼法相同，但歷史毫無關係。