biceps

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n. 二头肌, 臂部肌肉 [医] 二头的, 二头肌

发音

UK /ˈbaɪ.sɛps/
US /ˈbaɪ.sɛps/

词形变化

bicepses 复数 bicepses bicipites bicipites 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any muscle having two heads.

    二头肌

    医学
  2. 2.

    Specifically, the biceps brachii, the flexor of the elbow.

  3. 3.

    The upper arm, especially the collective muscles of the upper arm.

    非正式
  4. 4.

    A point in a metrical pattern that can be filled either with one long syllable (a longum) or two short syllables (two brevia).

    语言学

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词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwís Proto-Italic *dwis Old Latin duis Latin bis Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *káput Proto-Italic *kaput Proto-Italic *is Proto-Italic *-kaput-isder. Old Latin -cipesder. Latin -ceps Latin bicepsder. English biceps Derived from Latin biceps (“double-headed, two-peaked”), from bis (“twice”) + -ceps (“headed”).

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