isthmusn.

Brit.

/ˈɪsθməs/,

/ˈɪstməs/,

/ˈɪsməs/, U.S.

/ˈɪs(θ)məs/

Forms: Plural isthmuses, rarely isthmi. Forms: 1500s–1600s isthmos, istmus, 1600s istmos, 1500s– isthmus.

Etymology: < Latin isthmus, < Greek ἰσθμός neck, narrow passage, a neck of land between two seas, spec. the Isthmus of Corinth connecting the Peloponnesus with northern Greece.

a. Geography. A narrow portion of land, enclosed on each side by water, and connecting two larger bodies of land; a neck of land.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > promontory, headland, or cape > [noun] > isthmus

halse1488

necka1544

balka1552

isthmus1555

distrait1562

strait1562

strictland1577

land-passage1601

land-strait1601

isthm1609

land-neck1619

land-connection1876

thoroughfare1876

land-bridge1897

tombolo1897

1555 R. Eden in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde Pref. sig. diij Certeyne places cauled Isthmi, (beinge narowe portions of lande so diuidynge twoo seas, that there is no passage from the one to the other).

1579–80 T. North tr. Plutarch Lives (1676) 741 A generall assembly..kept in the straight of Peloponnesus, called Isthmos.

1591 G. Fletcher Of Russe Common Wealth ii. f. 5^v By this riuer..you may passe..by water, drawing your boate..ouer a little Isthmus or narrow slippe of lande, a fewe versts ouerthwart.

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage viii. iii. 617 America is..divided by that Isthmus, or necke and narrow passage of Land at Darien, into two parts.

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vi. viii. 319 Divers Princes have attempted to cut the Isthmus or tract of land which parteth the Arabian, and Mediterranean Sea.

1647 J. Howell New Vol. of Lett. 178 Some do hold that this Island was tied to France,..by an Istmos or neck of land 'twixt Dover and Bullen.

1677 W. Hubbard Narr. Troubles with Indians New-Eng. 120 They espyed a Company of Indians making towards the said Istmus.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 84 The beasts of cold climes passed over the northern isthmusses, which probably connected Europe, America, and Asia.

1850 tr. Goethe's Conversat. Eckermann 21 Feb. 1827 Lastly, I [Goethe] should wish to see England in possession of a canal through the Isthmus of Suez.

1882 F. W. Farrar Early Days Christianity II. 159 (note) It [Patmos] consists of three masses of rock united by narrow isthmuses.

in extended use.1856 A. P. Stanley Sinai & Palestine (1858) i. 96 A solitary cell hewn in an isolated cliff, and joined to this platform by a narrow isthmus of rock.

b. figurative.

ΚΠ

1601 S. Daniel Epist. to Sir T. Egerton i Set thee in th' aidfulst roome of dignitie, As th' Isthmus these two Oceans to diuide Of Rigor and confus'd Vncertaintie.

1663 A. Cowley Life & Fame in Pindaric Odes i Vain weak-built Isthmus, which dost proudly rise Up betwixt two Eternities.

1755 E. Young Centaur iii. 151 He lies a sad deserted, Outcast on a narrow Isthmus between Time and Eternity.

a1864 J. D. Burns Mem. & Rem. (1879) 416 They stood on a narrow isthmus between two great periods of their history.

2. Anatomy, Zoology, and Botany. A narrow part or organ connecting two larger parts; esp. the narrow passage connecting the cavity of the mouth with that of the pharynx (more fully isthmus of the fauces or isthmus of the throat).

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > specific areas or structures > [noun] > connecting structure

copula1681

isthmus1706

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [noun] > slender or pointed part > connecting two larger parts

isthmus1706

the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > throat or gullet > [noun] > fauces > parts of

isthmus1706

c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 217 Bi þe place þat a mannes mete goiþ doun, or bi þe þrote, or..bitwixe þe .ij. placis in a place þat is clepid ismon.]

1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Isthmus,..in Anatomy it is taken by some for that part which is between the Mouth and the Gullet; also the Ridge that separates the Nostrils.1851 E. Wilson Anatomist's Vade Mecum (ed. 5) 571 The space included between the soft palate and the root of the tongue is the isthmus of the fauces... It is the opening between the mouth and pharynx.1859 R. H. Semple tr. P. Bretonneau et al. Mem. Diphtheria 12 A sponge soaked in concentrated hydrochloric acid was applied to the isthmus of the throat.1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals viii. 533 These two lobes are united behind by a thick isthmus.1880 M. Mackenzie Man. Dis. Throat & Nose I. 501 Over the second, third, and fourth rings (of the trachea) we see the isthmus of the thyroid gland.1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 39 The space on the chest between the two rami of the lower jaw and between the gill-openings is called the isthmus.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	isthmus
释义	isthmusn. Brit. /ˈɪsθməs/, /ˈɪstməs/, /ˈɪsməs/, U.S. /ˈɪs(θ)məs/ Forms: Plural isthmuses, rarely isthmi. Forms: 1500s–1600s isthmos, istmus, 1600s istmos, 1500s– isthmus. Etymology: < Latin isthmus, < Greek ἰσθμός neck, narrow passage, a neck of land between two seas, spec. the Isthmus of Corinth connecting the Peloponnesus with northern Greece. 1. a. Geography. A narrow portion of land, enclosed on each side by water, and connecting two larger bodies of land; a neck of land. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > land mass > shore or bank > promontory, headland, or cape > [noun] > isthmus halse1488 necka1544 balka1552 isthmus1555 distrait1562 strait1562 strictland1577 land-passage1601 land-strait1601 isthm1609 land-neck1619 land-connection1876 thoroughfare1876 land-bridge1897 tombolo1897 1555 R. Eden in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde Pref. sig. diij Certeyne places cauled Isthmi, (beinge narowe portions of lande so diuidynge twoo seas, that there is no passage from the one to the other). 1579–80 T. North tr. Plutarch Lives (1676) 741 A generall assembly..kept in the straight of Peloponnesus, called Isthmos. 1591 G. Fletcher Of Russe Common Wealth ii. f. 5^v By this riuer..you may passe..by water, drawing your boate..ouer a little Isthmus or narrow slippe of lande, a fewe versts ouerthwart. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage viii. iii. 617 America is..divided by that Isthmus, or necke and narrow passage of Land at Darien, into two parts. 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vi. viii. 319 Divers Princes have attempted to cut the Isthmus or tract of land which parteth the Arabian, and Mediterranean Sea. View more context for this quotation 1647 J. Howell New Vol. of Lett. 178 Some do hold that this Island was tied to France,..by an Istmos or neck of land 'twixt Dover and Bullen. 1677 W. Hubbard Narr. Troubles with Indians New-Eng. 120 They espyed a Company of Indians making towards the said Istmus. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 84 The beasts of cold climes passed over the northern isthmusses, which probably connected Europe, America, and Asia. 1850 tr. Goethe's Conversat. Eckermann 21 Feb. 1827 Lastly, I [Goethe] should wish to see England in possession of a canal through the Isthmus of Suez. 1882 F. W. Farrar Early Days Christianity II. 159 (note) It [Patmos] consists of three masses of rock united by narrow isthmuses. in extended use.1856 A. P. Stanley Sinai & Palestine (1858) i. 96 A solitary cell hewn in an isolated cliff, and joined to this platform by a narrow isthmus of rock. b. figurative. ΚΠ 1601 S. Daniel Epist. to Sir T. Egerton i Set thee in th' aidfulst roome of dignitie, As th' Isthmus these two Oceans to diuide Of Rigor and confus'd Vncertaintie. 1663 A. Cowley Life & Fame in Pindaric Odes i Vain weak-built Isthmus, which dost proudly rise Up betwixt two Eternities. 1755 E. Young Centaur iii. 151 He lies a sad deserted, Outcast on a narrow Isthmus between Time and Eternity. a1864 J. D. Burns Mem. & Rem. (1879) 416 They stood on a narrow isthmus between two great periods of their history. 2. Anatomy, Zoology, and Botany. A narrow part or organ connecting two larger parts; esp. the narrow passage connecting the cavity of the mouth with that of the pharynx (more fully isthmus of the fauces or isthmus of the throat). ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > physical aspects or shapes > specific areas or structures > [noun] > connecting structure copula1681 isthmus1706 the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [noun] > slender or pointed part > connecting two larger parts isthmus1706 the world > life > the body > digestive or excretive organs > digestive organs > throat or gullet > [noun] > fauces > parts of isthmus1706 c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. 217 Bi þe place þat a mannes mete goiþ doun, or bi þe þrote, or..bitwixe þe .ij. placis in a place þat is clepid ismon.] 1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Isthmus,..in Anatomy it is taken by some for that part which is between the Mouth and the Gullet; also the Ridge that separates the Nostrils.1851 E. Wilson Anatomist's Vade Mecum (ed. 5) 571 The space included between the soft palate and the root of the tongue is the isthmus of the fauces... It is the opening between the mouth and pharynx.1859 R. H. Semple tr. P. Bretonneau et al. Mem. Diphtheria 12 A sponge soaked in concentrated hydrochloric acid was applied to the isthmus of the throat.1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals viii. 533 These two lobes are united behind by a thick isthmus.1880 M. Mackenzie Man. Dis. Throat & Nose I. 501 Over the second, third, and fourth rings (of the trachea) we see the isthmus of the thyroid gland.1880 A. Günther Introd. Study of Fishes 39 The space on the chest between the two rami of the lower jaw and between the gill-openings is called the isthmus. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1555
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