pectoral

英 ['pekt(ə)r(ə)l] 美 ['pɛktərəl]
  • adj. 胸的;肺病的
  • n. 胸饰;治疗胸肺药物

中文词源


pectoral 胸的,胸肌的

来自拉丁语pectus的所有格pectoris,胸部的,胸腔的,来自PIE*peg,胸部,词源同parapet.引申词义胸肌。

英文词源


pectoral (adj.)
1570s, "pertaining to the breast," from Latin pectoralis "of the breast," from pectus (genitive pectoris) "breast, chest," from PIE root *peg- "breast."
pectoral (n.)
early 15c., "ornament worn on the breast," from Middle French pectoral and directly from Latin pectorale "breastplate," noun use of neuter of adjective pectoralis (see pectoral (adj.)).

As a shortened form of pectoral muscle, attested from 1758. Slang shortening pec for this is first recorded 1966. Related: Pectorals; pecs.

双语例句


1. He walked among the displaced contours of her pectoral girdle.
他在她胸肢带骨的变形周线间漫步.

来自英汉非文学 - 科幻

2. He could see their wide, flattened, shovel - pointed heads now and their white tipped wide pectoral fins.
他这时看得见它们那又宽又扁的铲子形的头,和尖端呈白色的宽阔的胸鳍.

来自英汉文学 - 老人与海

3. Its are orderly: The head - cervical - two upper limbs - pectoral abdomen - back - two ham - two crus.
其顺序为: 头部 - 颈部 - 两上肢 - 胸腹 - 背 - 两大腿 - 两小腿.

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4. Or at least pectoral fin . But tetrapods, which evolved from fish, did.
但是从鱼类进化来的四足动物却有这种结构.

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5. But it's also frustrating not having Darrell Arthur ( pectoral surgery ) here.
但是没了达瑞尔亚瑟 ( 手术 ) 也同样让人沮丧.

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