omphalos

n. 浮凸饰, 圆锥形神石(古希腊人认作世界中心的标志), 中心, 脐 [医] 脐

发音

UK /ˈɒmfəlɒs/

词形变化

omphaloi 复数 omphaloi

别名

omphalus

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An ancient religious stone artifact, or baetylus, used to denote the direction of the "center" of the world.

  2. 2.

    The theological proposition that the world was created with certain indicia of a history which had not actually occurred (such as the humans who had never been connected to umbilical cords being created with navels).

  3. 3.

    The navel.

  4. 4.

    A raised central point; a boss.

  5. 5.

    The center or hub.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

navel bellybutton omphalus umbilicus

上位词 1

point

整体词 4

stomach belly abdomen venter

相关短语

Omphalos hypothesis

词源

From Ancient Greek ὀμφαλός (omphalós, “navel”). Doublet of navel.

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