| 单词 | below-knee |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbelow-knee below-knee adj. (also below-the-knee) of, relating to, or involving the part of the leg below the knee; (also) extending to just below the knee. ΚΠ 1857 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 2 May 384/2 (advt.) For below knee amputations, this invention [sc. an artificial limb] claims great superiority. 1917 U.S. Naval Med. Bull. 11 556 [If] the stump is too short to use a below-knee artificial leg..a kneeling leg will have to be worn. 1957 J. C. Adams Outl. Fractures vi. 225 It is essential that the ligament be protected by a below-knee plaster for not less than eight weeks. 1975 C. Calasibetta Fairchild's Dict. Fashion 50/2 Below-the-knee boot made of buckskin with fringed turned down cuff at top. 2011 N.Y. Times 13 Oct. (Late ed.) e4/5 They carry running skirts to suit all tastes..including a below-the-knee..skirt for the modest. < as lemmas |
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