“瞳子”常见的英文表达是 “pupil” ,它既可以指眼睛的瞳孔(the dark circular opening in the center of the iris of the eye that regulates the amount of light entering the eye),在中医等语境中,有时也可用于指代瞳孔部位(不过在日常医学交流或更宽泛语境里,“pupil”作为瞳孔的含义更为常用和明确) 。
例如:The pupil of his eye dilated in the dark.(在黑暗中,他的瞳孔放大了。 )