contuse
/kənˈtjuːz/verb
with obj.(一般作be contused)
- Medicine injure (a part of the body) without breaking the skin, forming a bruise【医】挫伤。
词源
late Middle English: from Latin contus- 'bruised, crushed', from the verb contundere, from con- 'together' + tundere 'beat, thump'.