英语词汇“conjoined twins”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Siamese /sī-ə-mēzˈ/

adjective

Of Siam, the former name of Thailand

noun

Siamese

A native, or citizen, or the language of Siam

A Siamese cat

siameseˈ or siamezeˈ transitive verb (old)

To join (eg pipes) in a way suggestive of the union of Siamese twins

Siamese cat noun

A domestic fawn-coloured cat, with blue eyes and a small head, probably descended from the jungle cat of India, Africa, etc

Siamese fighting fish noun

A brilliantly coloured freshwater fish of SE Asia, the males having elongated sail-like fins and being extremely pugnacious

Siamese twins plural noun

Orig a set of Chinese twins (1811–74), born in Siam, joined from birth by a fleshy ligature
(also conjoined twins) any set of twins who are physically joined
An inseparable pair (figurative)

conjoin /kən-joinˈ/

transitive verb

intransitive verb

To unite

ORIGIN: Fr conjoindre, from L con- and jungere, junctum to join; see join

conjoinedˈ adjective

conjointˈ adjective

conjointˈly adverb

conjoined twins plural noun

Siamese twins