appendix

noun

/əˈpendɪks/

(plural appendixes

/əˈpendɪksɪz/

or appendices

/əˈpendɪsiːz/

)

The plural form is usually appendixes in sense 1 (body parts) and appendices in sense 2 (in a book or document).

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a small bag of tissue that is attached to the large intestine. In humans, the appendix has no clear function.阑尾
- He had to have his appendix out (= removed).他不得不切除了阑尾。
- He was taken to hospital with a burst appendix.他阑尾穿孔送进了医院。
- If the condition is not treated, the appendix can rupture.如果这种情况不加处理的话，阑尾就可能破裂。
Topics Bodyc2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- burst
- inflamed
- perforated
- …
verb + appendix
- remove
- take out
- have out
- …
appendix + verb
- burst
- rupture
a section giving extra information at the end of a book or document（书、文件的）附录
- Full details are given in Appendix 3.详见附录 3。
Topics Literature and writingc1

词源mid 16th cent. (in sense (2)): from Latin, from appendere ‘hang upon’, from ad- ‘to’ + pendere ‘hang’. Sense (1) dates from the early 17th cent.

词汇	appendix
释义	appendix noun /əˈpendɪks/ /əˈpendɪks/ (plural appendixes /əˈpendɪksɪz/ /əˈpendɪksɪz/ or appendices /əˈpendɪsiːz/ /əˈpendɪsiːz/ ) The plural form is usually appendixes in sense 1 (body parts) and appendices in sense 2 (in a book or document). enlarge image a small bag of tissue that is attached to the large intestine. In humans, the appendix has no clear function.阑尾 He had to have his appendix out (= removed).他不得不切除了阑尾。 He was taken to hospital with a burst appendix.他阑尾穿孔送进了医院。 If the condition is not treated, the appendix can rupture.如果这种情况不加处理的话，阑尾就可能破裂。 Topics Bodyc2 Collocations Dictionaryadjective burst inflamed perforated … verb + appendix remove take out have out … appendix + verb burst rupture a section giving extra information at the end of a book or document（书、文件的）附录 Full details are given in Appendix 3.详见附录 3。 Topics Literature and writingc1 词源mid 16th cent. (in sense (2)): from Latin, from appendere ‘hang upon’, from ad- ‘to’ + pendere ‘hang’. Sense (1) dates from the early 17th cent.
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