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loins

UK //lɔɪnz//US //lɔɪnz//

词源

源自中古英语 'loyne',来自古法语 'loigne',最终源于拉丁语 'lumbus'(腰部)。与德语 'Lende'(腰部)同源。

noun

❶ 指人或动物的腰部区域,尤指腰部与大腿之间的部位。在解剖学中常指腰部两侧的肌肉组织。

“He tied a cloth around his loins before entering the river.”

(他在进入河流前用一块布裹住了腰部。)

“The hunter carefully cut the meat from the deer's loins.”

(猎人小心地从鹿的腰部切下肉块。)

❶ 在文学或圣经用语中,象征生殖能力或后代。常用于比喻性表达。

“The blessing promised that kings would come from his loins.”

(祝福中承诺将会有君王从他的后裔中诞生。)

“In the epic, the hero's loins produced many mighty warriors.”

(在这部史诗中,英雄的后代诞生了许多强大的战士。)

同义词:waist, hips, flank, reproductive organs

常见短语

gird one's loins — 字面意思是束紧腰带,比喻为困难任务做好准备。源自古代人束腰便于行动的传统。

“We must gird our loins for the challenges ahead.”

(我们必须为即将到来的挑战做好准备。)

fruit of one's loins — 指某人的子女或后代,常用于正式或文学语境中。

“The old man was proud of the fruit of his loins.”

(老人为自己养育的子女感到自豪。)