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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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

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