這個片語有時是 the small of the back
the small of one’s back 「一個人背部小的地方」？
這是指哪裡呢？
其實它是指背部尾椎凹進去的地方，差不多在腰部的位置
當我們講到背痛或背的問題時常提到這個部位
那個大致的部位通常也叫 lower back
( lower [ˋloɚ] 較下面的)
也就是背部下方的位置
注意若是指疼痛的部位，介系詞通常是 in
但如果是長在外面的東西，像是痣之類的，介系詞就要用 on 了
我們來造些句：
My mom sometimes has a sharp pain in the small of her back.
(我媽有時候會在背部尾椎的位置感到突然的劇烈疼痛。)
He has a huge mole on the small of his back.
(他背部尾椎的位置有顆很大的痣。)
He caressed her around the small of her back.
(他輕柔地撫摸她的腰部後方。)
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