'Vaginal' is the adjective from 'vagina' — it simply means 'having to do with the vagina'. You almost never hear it standing alone; it lives in front of another noun, and nearly always in health talk: a vaginal infection, vaginal bleeding, a vaginal examination, vaginal delivery (meaning a baby born the normal way, not by an operation).

'Vaginal' is the adjective from 'vagina'Vaginal 是從 vagina（陰道）來的形容詞 — it simply means 'having to do with the vagina'意思就是「跟陰道有關的」。You almost never hear it standing alone你幾乎不會聽到它單獨出現; it lives in front of another noun它會放在另一個名詞前面, and nearly always in health talk而且幾乎都出現在健康相關的話題裡: a vaginal infection, vaginal bleeding, a vaginal examination, vaginal delivery像 vaginal infection（陰道感染）、vaginal bleeding（陰道出血）、a vaginal examination（陰道檢查）、vaginal delivery（陰道生產） (meaning a baby born the normal way, not by an operation)（意思是寶寶用自然的方式出生，不是靠手術）。

Pharmacists say it too, because some medicines are made to be used this way instead of swallowed. The feeling of the word is clinical and neutral — it belongs to doctors, medicine boxes and health websites.

Pharmacists say it too藥師也會這樣說, because some medicines are made to be used this way instead of swallowed因為有些藥就是設計成這樣使用，而不是用吞的。The feeling of the word is clinical and neutral這個詞給人的感覺是臨床、中性的 — it belongs to doctors, medicine boxes and health websites它屬於醫生、藥盒和健康網站的用語。

That neutrality is useful: if you need to describe a symptom to a doctor in English, 'vaginal' is the calm, correct word to reach for, and using it will not embarrass anyone. Stress the first part: VA-ji-nal.

That neutrality is useful這種中性很有用: if you need to describe a symptom to a doctor in English如果你需要用英文跟醫生描述症狀, 'vaginal' is the calm, correct word to reach forVaginal 就是你可以放心用的正確用詞, and using it will not embarrass anyone用這個字不會讓任何人尷尬。Stress the first part重音放在第一個音節: VA-ji-nalVA-ji-nal。