- 1脊椎骨（複數）
Vertebrae are the small bones that stack up to form your spine (backbone). Each one is called a vertebra, and 'vertebrae' is the plural — you almost always hear this word in the plural, since the spine is made of many of them together (about 33 in a human). It's mostly used in medical or biology contexts — a doctor might talk about 'damaged vertebrae' after a back injury.
From the word’s history
Plural of vertebra, from Latin vertebra 'joint', from vertō 'to turn'.
vertebra 的複數，拉丁文原指「關節」，來自 vertō「轉」。
組成From Latin 'vertebra', related to 'vertere' (to turn) — because each bone can turn slightly against the next one.
同家族的字
- vertebrathe singular form of this word
- vertebratean animal that has a backbone, from the same Latin root
- invertebratean animal without a backbone
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
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