traction

英 ['tr?k?(?)n] 美['tr?k??n]

IELTSTOEFL低頻詞暢通詞匯

1、tract- + -ion.

traction 牽引，牽引力

來自拉丁語 trahere,拖，拉，使移動，詞源同 drag,tract.-ct,過去分詞格，-ion,表名詞。引申詞義牽引，牽引力。

traction (n.): early 15c., "a drawing or pulling" (originally the pulling of a dislocated limb to reposition it), from Medieval Latin tractionem (nominative tractio) "a drawing" (mid-13c.), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin trahere "to pull, draw" (see tract (n.1)). Sense of "rolling friction of a vehicle" first appears 1825. In modern medical care, "a sustained pull to a part of the body to hold fractured bones in position," 1885.

1. Is there an alternative to traction for a broken leg?: 對于腿部骨折有什么方法替代牽引治療嗎？

2. He spent six weeks in traction after he broke his leg.: 他腿部骨折后做了六個星期的牽引治療。

3. We may continue the traction up to three weeks, until the fracture is healed.: 我們可以繼續牽引三周, 直到骨折痊愈為止.

4. Isabelle's legs were in traction for about two and a half weeks.: 伊莎貝爾的腿做了兩周半的牽引治療。

5. For traction to be effective, countertraction and friction are necessary.: 要使牽引有效, 必須使用反牽引和摩擦力.