Adam's apple

短语

喉结 [医] 喉结

发音

其它

词形变化

Adam's apples 复数 Adam's apples

别名

apple

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The lump in the throat, usually more noticeable in men than in women; the laryngeal prominence.

    喉结

    喉核

    喉榄

    医学
  2. 2.

    Any of species Tabernaemontana divaricata of fragrant houseplants, native to southeast Asia.

  3. 3.

    Any of hybrid species Musa × paradisiaca, of cultivated bananas.

  4. 4.

    A citron (Citrus limetta, syn. of Citrus medica).

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

crape jasmine pinwheel flower thyroid cartilage

上位词 4

bush cartilage shrub gristle

整体词 2

larynx voicebox

词源

Calque of Latin pomum Adami, which is found in the botanical sense from 1560 and the anatomical sense from 1600. According to the earliest sources, the anatomical usage derives from a common belief that Adam was punished by God for the fall of man by having a piece of the forbidden fruit lodged in his throat (see 1662 citation).

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