nasal

名词 nasal:

1. a consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed
   同义词：nasal consonant
2. an elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose
   同义词：nasal bone, os nasale

形容词 nasal:

1. of or in or relating to the nose
   同义词：rhinal
2. sounding as if the nose were pinched
   同义词：adenoidal, pinched

1. Every person has two nasal orifices.
   一个人有两个鼻孔。
2. A strongly nasal tone of voice, especially as a peculiarity of certain regional dialects.
   鼻音，土音说话时的浓厚的鼻音，尤指某些地方方言的特有的口音
3. A nasal part or bone, forming part of the bridge of the nose.
   鼻骨鼻的一部分或骨头，形成鼻梁的一部分
4. He talked to me with a nasal voice.
   他带着鼻音和我说话。
5. He sprayed some nasal spray into the nose to make breathing easier.
   他往鼻子里喷了些鼻雾喷剂，让呼吸畅通些。

na.sal

adj.（形容词）
Of, in, or relating to the nose.
鼻的：鼻的，属于或关于鼻的
Linguistics Articulated by lowering the soft palate so that air resonates in the nasal cavities and passes out the nose, as in the pronunciation of the nasal consonants (m), (n), and (ng) or the nasalized vowel of Frenchbon.
【语言学】 鼻音的：由软腭下降发言以致气流在口道某处阻塞因而使鼻道张开的，如鼻辅音(m)(n)和(ng)或法语中的鼻元音bon 的发音
Characterized by or resembling a resonant sound produced through the nose:
鼻音的：具有或类似于经由鼻子发出的共鸣音的：
例句：
a nasal whine.
用鼻音哀号

n.（名词）
Linguistics A nasal consonant.
【语言学】 鼻辅音
A nasal part or bone, forming part of the bridge of the nose.
鼻骨：鼻的一部分或骨头，形成鼻梁的一部分
The nosepiece of a helmet.
护鼻：头盔上用以保护鼻子的部分

来源：
Possibly from Middle English nasale
可能源自 中古英语 nasale
from Medieval Latin n3s3lis
源自 中世纪拉丁语 n3s3lis
from Latin n3sus [nose] * see nas-
源自 拉丁语 n3sus [鼻子] *参见 nas-

【引伸】
nasal.ity
na.sally
adv.（副词）