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单词 mesomorph
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Definition of mesomorph in English:

mesomorph

noun ˈmiːsə(ʊ)mɔːfˈmɛsə(ʊ)mɔːfˈmɛzə(ʊ)mɔːfˈmiːzə(ʊ)mɔːf
Physiology
  • A person whose build is compact and muscular.

    Compare with ectomorph and endomorph
    Example sentencesExamples
    • An endomorph has a soft body, underdeveloped muscles, round physique and hold most of their weight in their middle; weight loss is difficult but the endomorph can build muscle easily like the mesomorph.
    • I was once a guest at a spa where we could avail ourselves of a ‘wellness expert’ who could customise a person's meals based on whether she was, say, a thyroidal mesomorph or an adrenal ectomorph.
    • There are many more ectomorphs (naturally thin people) and endomorphs (naturally chubby people) than mesomorphs (naturally muscular people), and it's difficult to overcome genetic limitations.
    • Similarly, the current weight control standards seem to be deliberately designed to keep fat-necked, big-bellied blubber balls in the Army while pushing muscular and fit mesomorphs out the door.
    • The three basic body types are ectomorph, mesomorph and endormorph.
    • They are purposely hidden away at backwater college campuses, where the monstrously large football mesomorphs must cavort under the searing sun, be-helmeted, in all their hot and bulky pads.
    • If you are now starting a fitness programme, it is a good idea for you to know what is your body type - mesomorph, ectomorph, endomorph, or a cross between two types.
    • As a hardgainer, you weren't blessed with the genetics of Lee Priest, Tom Prince or any other mesomorph with seemingly self-inflating Popeye appendages.
    • If a person is a mesomorph you have to rest them more, and if it's a female mesomorph you have to rest more.
    • If your thumb and fore-finger overlap, you are an ectomorph; if they touch, you are a mesomorph; and if they do not touch at all, you are an endomorph.
    • In fact, if you hardgainers can take any solace in your struggle to bulk up your entire physique, at least your calves aren't a conspicuous weak point like they are for mesomorphs strutting around on ‘peg legs.’
    • A mesomorph is athletic, hourglass-shaped or rectangular-shaped, muscular with excellent posture, gains muscle easily and gains body fat easier than an ectomorph.
    • A mesomorph drops in on Auckland's Armageddon show.
    • At the core of the mesomorphs training program should be resistance training.
    • Somatotyping There are three widely accepted physique categories called somatotypes: endomorph, ectomorph and mesomorph.
    • A natural mesomorph, Huh weighed 200 pounds before he even picked up a barbell in earnest and his body responded well to weights.
    • ‘I'm a mesomorph,’ admits the 150-pound Isaacson.
    • People are ectomorph, mesomorph, or endomorph.
    • Improving muscular imbalances is especially important for mesomorph swimmers so they may strengthen weaknesses in swim-specific muscles.
    • A Mesomorph has the ability to gain muscle quickly and can lose fat weight when a diet is followed.

Derivatives

  • mesomorphic

  • adjective ˌmɛzə(ʊ)ˈmɔːfɪkˌmɛsə(ʊ)ˈmɔːfɪk
    Physiology
    • Some categorize body type as ‘ectomorphic, endomorphic or mesomorphic (muscular).’
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The female contestants of this sport were more endomorphic and less mesomorphic than the male competitors, but the levels of ectomorphy were the same between the females and males.
      • Endomorphs (bigger guys with a tendency toward being overweight) are predisposed to putting on body fat more easily than their ecto and mesomorphic counterparts.
      • Breaking down his client list into three specific body types - ectomorphic, endomorphic and mesomorphic - Isaacson gives the best advice for each category.
      • My teacher responded that because Black people were slaves and picked cotton and did heavy physical labour, they developed a muscular mesomorphic body frame and as a result they could not float.

Origin

1920s: meso- from mesodermal (being the layer of the embryo giving rise to physical characteristics which predominate) + -morph.

 
 

Definition of mesomorph in US English:

mesomorph

noun
Physiology
  • A person with a compact and muscular body build.

    Compare with ectomorph and endomorph
    Example sentencesExamples
    • An endomorph has a soft body, underdeveloped muscles, round physique and hold most of their weight in their middle; weight loss is difficult but the endomorph can build muscle easily like the mesomorph.
    • A mesomorph is athletic, hourglass-shaped or rectangular-shaped, muscular with excellent posture, gains muscle easily and gains body fat easier than an ectomorph.
    • I was once a guest at a spa where we could avail ourselves of a ‘wellness expert’ who could customise a person's meals based on whether she was, say, a thyroidal mesomorph or an adrenal ectomorph.
    • A natural mesomorph, Huh weighed 200 pounds before he even picked up a barbell in earnest and his body responded well to weights.
    • As a hardgainer, you weren't blessed with the genetics of Lee Priest, Tom Prince or any other mesomorph with seemingly self-inflating Popeye appendages.
    • If your thumb and fore-finger overlap, you are an ectomorph; if they touch, you are a mesomorph; and if they do not touch at all, you are an endomorph.
    • At the core of the mesomorphs training program should be resistance training.
    • There are many more ectomorphs (naturally thin people) and endomorphs (naturally chubby people) than mesomorphs (naturally muscular people), and it's difficult to overcome genetic limitations.
    • If you are now starting a fitness programme, it is a good idea for you to know what is your body type - mesomorph, ectomorph, endomorph, or a cross between two types.
    • If a person is a mesomorph you have to rest them more, and if it's a female mesomorph you have to rest more.
    • The three basic body types are ectomorph, mesomorph and endormorph.
    • Somatotyping There are three widely accepted physique categories called somatotypes: endomorph, ectomorph and mesomorph.
    • In fact, if you hardgainers can take any solace in your struggle to bulk up your entire physique, at least your calves aren't a conspicuous weak point like they are for mesomorphs strutting around on ‘peg legs.’
    • ‘I'm a mesomorph,’ admits the 150-pound Isaacson.
    • People are ectomorph, mesomorph, or endomorph.
    • Similarly, the current weight control standards seem to be deliberately designed to keep fat-necked, big-bellied blubber balls in the Army while pushing muscular and fit mesomorphs out the door.
    • Improving muscular imbalances is especially important for mesomorph swimmers so they may strengthen weaknesses in swim-specific muscles.
    • A Mesomorph has the ability to gain muscle quickly and can lose fat weight when a diet is followed.
    • A mesomorph drops in on Auckland's Armageddon show.
    • They are purposely hidden away at backwater college campuses, where the monstrously large football mesomorphs must cavort under the searing sun, be-helmeted, in all their hot and bulky pads.

Origin

1920s: meso- from mesodermal (being the layer of the embryo giving rise to physical characteristics which predominate) + -morph.

 
 
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