dental學測 L6KK [ˈdɛntəl]/ˈdɛntəl/
牙齒的;牙科的·(語音)齒音
牙科情境常客,形音義都好考
The word 'dental' describes both a trip to the dentist and the sound your tongue makes near your teeth.

『dental』這個字,可以形容看牙醫,也可以形容舌頭貼近牙齒發出的聲音。

同一個字,同時形容『看牙醫的』與『用舌尖抵牙齒發的子音』。

一個畫面:舌尖抵牙齒

牙齒相關凡是跟牙齒、牙科有關的事物
牙科門診看牙醫、洗牙等牙科服務
齒音發聲舌尖抵住牙齒發出的子音

義項

牙科看診B2adjective牙齒的;牙科的
You should visit the dentist for a dental check every six months.
你應該每六個月去看一次牙醫,做牙科檢查。
dental caredental appointment
齒音發聲B2noun(語音)齒音
The first sound in the word 'think' is a dental sound.
think 這個字的第一個音是齒音。

片語

dental care顧牙齒 →牙齒的保健與照顧
dental hygiene潔牙習慣 →維持牙齒乾淨衛生
dental clinic牙科診所 →看牙醫的地方

你會不會這樣說?

My father works at a ___ clinic near our school. (dental / dentist)

看答案

dental

dental 是形容詞,dentist 是牙醫師本人,詞性不同。

'think' 這個字開頭的音,屬於下列哪一種?(A) 齒音 (B) 唇音

看答案

(A)

think 開頭的音由舌尖抵住牙齒發出,屬於齒音。

字族

dentist 牙醫師・dentistry 牙醫學;牙科學

順路看看

多益練習

本區為多益情境練習,與上方釋義獨立編寫

情境例句

工作行程調整
Lena asked to move the team meeting because she had a dental appointment.
莉娜因為預約了牙科看診,請求調整團隊會議時間。
診所行政
The receptionist at the dental clinic updated the appointment schedule.
牙科診所的櫃檯人員更新了預約時程表。

詞族

dental adjective 牙齒的;牙科的・dentist countable noun 牙醫・dentistry uncountable noun 牙醫學;牙科醫療工作・dentists plural noun 牙醫(複數)

四選一

Dr. Lin works as a ____ at the clinic next to our office.

  • dental
  • dentist
  • dentistry
  • dentists
看答案

dentist

works as a 後接單數職業名詞,因此選 dentist。dental 是形容詞,在此缺少所修飾的名詞;dentistry 是不可數的學科或工作名稱;dentists 是複數,不能接在 a 後。

同義改寫

Lena asked to move the team meeting because she had a dental appointment. → Lena asked to move the team meeting because she had an appointment with a dentist.
在此看診情境中,a dental appointment 與 an appointment with a dentist 都表示預約看牙醫。
The receptionist at the dental clinic updated the appointment schedule. → The receptionist at the clinic providing dental care updated the appointment schedule.
改寫將 dental clinic 展開為提供牙科照護的診所,保留場所、人物與行政工作的意思。

延伸練習

回報這個字的錯誤