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prosthesis

/prɒsˈθiːsɪs/ /prɑːsˈθiːsɪs/

Meanings
noun

假肢，义肢。

An artificial replacement for a body part, either internal or external.

Examples :

"After the accident, she needed a leg prosthesis so she could walk again. "
事故之后，她需要安装一条假腿，也就是义肢，才能重新走路。
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Related Words

Illustration prothesis

prothesis noun

/ˈpɹɒθəsɪs/ /ˈpɹɑθəsɪs/

前缀音添加，首音添加

"Linguists studying the word "escuela" in Spanish note that its origin in Latin *scola displays the phenomenon of prothesis, with the addition of the /e/ sound at the beginning. "

语言学家研究西班牙语单词“escuela”时注意到，它源于拉丁语的“*scola”，体现了首音添加（prothesis）的现象，即在单词开头增加了一个/e/的音。

Illustration could

could verb

/kʊd/ /kəd/

可以，能够.

"My teacher said I could retake the test if I studied hard. "

我的老师说如果我努力学习，我可以重考。

Illustration after

after adjective

/ˈæf.tə(ɹ)/ /ˈæf.tɚ/

后面的，以后的，随后的

"The after-school program is a great way for kids to continue learning. "

课后活动项目是孩子们继续学习的好方法。

Illustration accident

accident noun

/ˈæk.sə.dənt/

事故，意外。

"to die by an accident"

因意外事故而死

Illustration artificial

artificial adjective

/ɑː(ɹ)təˈfɪʃəl/

人造的，人工的。

"The flowers were artificial, and he thought them rather tacky."

那些花是人造的，他觉得有点俗气。

Illustration external

external noun

/əksˈtɜːnəl/ /əksˈtɝnəl/

外部，外表。

"The shop's external displays were designed to attract customers. "

这家商店的外部展示设计是为了吸引顾客。

Illustration needed

needed verb

/ˈniːdɪd/

需要，必需。

"Living things need water to survive."

生物需要水才能生存。

Illustration again

again adverb

/əˈɡeɪn/

再次，重新.

"I tried the math problem again, and this time I got it right. "

我又尝试了一次这道数学题，这次我做对了。

Illustration replacement

replacement noun

/ɹɪˈpleɪsmənt/

替代品，代替者。

"My old bicycle tire was flat, so I bought a replacement. "

我的旧自行车胎没气了，所以我买了一个新的轮胎来替换它。

Illustration either

either adverb

/ˈaɪð.ə(ɹ)/

也, 同样.

"My parents didn't want me to go to the party, and neither did my friends. "

我父母不想我去派对，我的朋友们也一样不想我去。

Illustration internal

internal adjective

/ɪnˈtɝnəl/

内部的，里面的

"We saw the internal compartments."

我们看到了内部的隔间。

Illustration losing

losing verb

/ˈluːzɪŋ/

失去，丧失

"He lost his hearing in the explosion."

他在爆炸中失去了听力。