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n. 冒號、結腸

學術名詞

• 結腸：生命科學、比較解剖學、畜牧學、動物學、食品科技、魚類
• 大腸：新聞傳播學、藥學
• 科隆：外國地名
• 冒號：資訊

英文釋義

1. the part of the large intestine between the cecum and the rectum; it extracts moisture from food residues before they are excreted
2. the basic unit of money in El Salvador; equal to 100 centavos
3. the basic unit of money in Costa Rica; equal to 100 centimos
4. a punctuation mark (‘:’) used after a word introducing a series or an example or an explanation (or after the salutation of a business letter)