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muscular

英 ['mʌskjʊlə] 美 ['mʌskjəlɚ]

adj. 肌肉的；肌肉发达的；强健的

中文词源

muscular 肌肉的

来自muscle,肌肉。

英文词源

muscular (adj.): 1680s, "pertaining to muscles," from Latin musculus (see muscle (n.)) + -ar. Earlier in same sense was musculous (early 15c.). Meaning "having well-developed muscles" is from 1736. Muscular Christianity (1857) is originally in reference to philosophy of Anglican clergyman and novelist Charles Kingsley (1819-1875). Muscular dystrophy attested from 1886.

双语例句

1. He was wearing shorts which showed his long, muscular, hairy legs.: 他穿着短裤，露出自己强壮多毛的长腿。

2. Foods and fluids are mixed in the stomach by its muscular contractions.: 通过胃部肌肉的收缩食物和流质在胃中混合。

3. A muscular spasm in the coronary artery can cause a heart attack.: 冠状动脉的肌肉痉挛可能导致心脏病。

4. He bared his muscular, hairy chest for a women's magazine.: 他为一本女性杂志秀出了他那肌肉发达、毛发浓密的性感胸部。

5. She was slim and muscular and full-breasted.: 她身材苗条但结实，**丰满。