知识扩展
易混词辨析
swelling、swell、inflammation
1. swelling:名词 “肿胀;肿块(指身体因受伤或疾病而肿胀的部分或状态)”(如 a swelling on the leg 腿上的肿块;reduce swelling 消肿);
2. 与 swell(动词 “肿胀;膨胀”/ 名词 “肿胀(不可数)”,如 The ankle swelled up 脚踝肿了;the swell of the ocean 海浪的起伏)区别:① 词性:swell 可作动词,swelling 仅作名词(可数);② 语义:swelling 是 “具体的肿块或肿胀部分”,swell 是 “肿胀的动作或抽象状态”(the swell of the knee 膝盖的肿胀状态,a swelling on the knee 膝盖上的肿块);
3. 与 inflammation(名词 “炎症;发炎(指身体组织的炎症反应,常伴随肿胀)”,如 inflammation of the throat 喉咙发炎;reduce inflammation 消炎