denture

n. 一副假牙, 一副牙齿, 齿列 [医] 托牙, 牙列

发音

UK /ˈdɛntjə(ɹ)/
其它
UK /ˈdɛntʃə(ɹ)/
US /ˈdɛnt͡ʃə(ɹ)/

词形变化

dentures 复数 dentures

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A set of teeth, the teeth viewed as a unit.

  2. 2.

    An artificial replacement of one or more teeth.

    假牙

    After the mouth surgery, she was fitted with a denture.

  3. 3.

    A complete replacement of all teeth in a mouth.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

plate dental plate

下位词 3

bridge bridgework false teeth

相关短语

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词源

From French denture (“set of teeth”), from Latin dens, dentis (“tooth”) + -urus, -ura, -urum, a suffix implying a set.

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