The uterus is the organ inside a woman's body, and inside female mammals generally, where a baby grows from a fertilised egg until it is born. It sits low in the belly, is hollow and muscular, and it stretches enormously during pregnancy, then contracts strongly to push the baby out.

The uterus子宮 is是 the organ那個器官 inside a woman's body在女性的身體裡 and而 inside female mammals generally在雌性哺乳動物體內也是 where在那裡 a baby一個胎兒 grows from a fertilised egg從受精卵長大 until it is born直到出生 It它 sits low in the belly位置在腹部下方 is是 hollow and muscular中空又有肌肉 and而且 it它 stretches enormously在懷孕期間會大幅撐開 during pregnancy then然後 contracts strongly用力收縮 to push the baby out把胎兒推出來

It is a countable noun. The plural is 'uteruses' in ordinary use, though medical writing sometimes keeps the Latin 'uteri'. Say it 'YOO-ter-us', with the stress at the front. The adjective is 'uterine'.

It它 is是 a countable noun一個可數名詞 The plural複數 is是 'uteruses''uteruses' in ordinary use在一般用法裡 though不過 medical writing醫學文章 sometimes有時候 keeps保留 the Latin 'uteri'.拉丁文的'uteri' Say it唸法是 'YOO-ter-us','YOO-ter-us' with the stress at the front重音在最前面 The adjective形容詞 is是 'uterine'.'uterine'

English gives you two words for this one organ, and choosing between them is really the whole lesson. 'Uterus' is the clinical word — doctors, textbooks, scans, news reports about health. 'Womb' (say it 'woom'; the b is silent) is the older, warmer, everyday word, and the one you find in poetry, in the Bible, and in gentle conversation: 'a child in the womb'. Neither is rude; they simply carry different weather.

English英文 gives you two words給了你兩個字 for this one organ指同一個器官 and而 choosing between them要在兩者之間選 is really the whole lesson才是真正的重點 'Uterus''uterus' is是 the clinical word臨床用字 — doctors, textbooks, scans, news reports about health醫生、教科書、掃描報告、健康新聞報導 'Womb''womb' (say it 'woom'; the b is silent)(唸法是'woom'，b不發音) is是 the older, warmer, everyday word比較舊、比較溫暖的日常用字 and而且 the one找得到 you find in poetry在詩裡 in the Bible在聖經裡 and and in gentle conversation在溫和的對話裡: 'a child in the womb'.'a child in the womb' Neither兩個都 is rude不粗俗 they它們 simply carry different weather只是帶著不同的氣氛

A doctor explaining an operation says uterus. A grandmother does not.

A doctor一個醫生 explaining an operation在說明手術的時候 says會說 uterusuterus A grandmother一個奶奶 does not不會這樣說

Though actually, the split is not as neat as textbooks make it. English speakers have been getting more comfortable with the anatomical word — health campaigns, apps, and school lessons now use 'uterus' plainly where thirty years ago people reached for 'womb' or a vague phrase. So a learner will hear 'uterus' in far more everyday places than the formal label suggests.

Though actually不過事實上 the split這種分法 is not as neat沒有教科書講的那麼工整 as textbooks make it English speakers說英文的人 have been getting more comfortable越來越習慣用 with the anatomical word解剖學上的這個字 — health campaigns, apps, and school lessons健康宣導、app、學校課程 now use 'uterus' plainly現在都直接用'uterus' where thirty years ago而三十年前 people reached for 'womb' or a vague phrase人們會用'womb'或含糊的說法 So所以 a learner一個學習者 will hear 'uterus'會聽到'uterus' in far more everyday places出現在比這個正式標籤所暗示的還要多得多的日常場合 than the formal label suggests

It also turns up outside medicine as a metaphor for a place where something is formed and protected before it emerges — but that use is literary, and 'womb' is the usual choice there.

It它 also也 turns up outside medicine出現在醫學之外 as a metaphor當作一種比喻 for a place指某個地方 where在那裡 something一件東西 is formed and protected被形成、被保護 before it emerges在它出現之前 — but不過 that use這種用法 is literary是文學性的 and而 'womb''womb' is是 the usual choice there是那裡通常會選的字