bosom學測 L6KK [ˈbʊzəm] ｜ /ˈbʊzəm/
胸口；懷抱·內心；心底
GEPT中高級常考詞，身兼兩義
She pressed the old photo to her bosom and closed her eyes.
她把那張舊照片緊貼胸口，閉上了眼睛。
一個畫面：貼胸珍藏
胸前部位脖子與腹部之間的前胸區域
貼身擁抱把人抱進懷裡，貼著胸口安撫
心事鎖胸把秘密放在心口，深藏不露
義項
母子依偎C2noun胸口；懷抱
The baby slept close to its mother's bosom.
嬰兒依偎在媽媽懷裡睡著了。
held against one's bosomclose to one's bosom
心事深藏C2noun內心；心底
She locked her deepest fears in her bosom and told no one.
她把最深的恐懼鎖在心底，沒有告訴任何人。
kept in one's bosomlocked in one's bosom
片語
in the bosom of one's family家人懷抱 →在家人溫暖懷抱中
near and dear to one's bosom心中珍視 →在心中格外珍視親近
你會不會這樣說？
'She locked her deepest fears in her bosom.' 這裡的 bosom 最接近哪個意思？(A) 胸部；胸膛 (B) 內心；心底
看答案
(B)
此句描述藏著秘密與恐懼的心，對應「內心」義項，而非單純身體部位。
拼字選擇：She held the baby against her b_____. (bosom / blossom)
看答案
bosom
bosom 指胸懷；blossom 是花朵綻放，兩字拼法相似易混淆。
字族
bosom friend 知心密友