Prostate Gland ***

prostate gland



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[pros-teyt]

攝護腺,前列腺



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–noun Anatomy. 

an organ that surrounds the urethra【解】尿道 of males at the base of the bladder【解】膀胱, comprising a muscular portion, which controls the release of urine, and a glandular portion, which secretes an alkaline (鹼性) fluid that makes up part of the semen and enhances the motility【生理】能動性 and fertility of sperm. 精子,精蟲 [C]





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prostate (adj., n.), prostrate (adj., v.)   

 

To add an r to the second syllable of prostate (the gland) is to make these two words into homophones, an inadvertent Substandard blunder and malapropism that will make the knowing laugh. 



malapropism

[mal-uh-prop-iz-uhm] 

文字誤用 (尤指誤用發音相似而意義不同的詞語) 



prostrate

[pros-treyt]

使俯臥;弄倒

He prostrated himself before rank and wealth.

他拜倒在地位和財富面前。



see genuflect



see inadvertent larynx lycanthropy





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