| 单词 | pectoral |
| 释义 | pectoral —pectorally, adv. /pek"teuhr euhl/, adj. 1. of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic. 2. worn on the breast or chest. 3. proceeding from the heart or inner consciousness. 4. Speech. (of a vocal quality) appearing to come from resonance in the chest; full or deep. 5. of or for diseases of the lungs. n. 6. Anat. a pectoral part or organ, as a pectoral muscle. 7. See pectoral fin. 8. something worn on the breast for ornament, protection, etc., as a breastplate. [1400-50; (n.) late ME < L pectorale, n. use of neut. of pectoralis of the breast (pector-, s. of pectus breast + -alis -AL1); (adj.) < L pectoralis] |
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