spine

n. 背骨、脊柱、尖刺

棘、刺、馬蹄嵴

學術名詞

• 脊柱：畜牧學、動物學、食品科技、醫學、獸醫學
• 棘：比較解剖學、魚類、獸醫學
• 脊椎：航空太空、新聞傳播學、機械工程
• 針：動物學、食品科技
• 熔岩塔：地球科學
• 刺殼針：地球科學
• 棘刺：地球科學
• 葉刺：林學

英文釋義

1. the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord
2. any sharply pointed projection
3. a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf
4. the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved