Pectoral

['pekt(ə)r(ə)l] or ['pɛktərəl]

解释:

(noun.) an adornment worn on the chest or breast.

(noun.) either of two large muscles of the chest.

(adj.) of or relating to the chest or thorax; 'pectoral organ' .

手打:凯西--From WordNet

解释:

(a.) Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral muscles.

(a.) Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs; as, a pectoral remedy.

(a.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the pectoral sandpiper.

(n.) A covering or protecting for the breast.

(n.) A breastplate, esp. that worn by the Jewish high person.

(n.) A clasp or a cross worn on the breast.

(n.) A medicine for diseases of the chest organs, especially the lungs.

阿曼达录入

解释:

adj. relating to the breast or chest.—n. armour for the breast: an ornament worn on the breast esp. the breastplate worn by the ancient Jewish high-priest and the square of gold embroidery &c. formerly worn on the breast over the chasuble by bishops during mass: a pectoral cross: a pectoral fin: a medicine for the chest.—adv. Pec′torally.—n. Pectoril′oquy the sound of the patient's voice heard through the stethoscope when applied to the chest in certain morbid conditions of the lungs.—Pectoral fins the anterior paired fins of fishes; Pectoral theology a name sometimes applied to the theology of those Christians who make much of experience and emotion as themselves guides to a knowledge of divine truth—in Neander's phrase 'Pectus est quod facit theologum.'

编辑:朗达