英语冷知识说不出来的身体部位

1、.英语冷知识 说不出来的身体部位It stems from Latin and began to be monly used in the mid-19th century. On theopposite side (of the foot), the little toe is called the minimus.起源于拉丁语，19 世纪中叶开始普遍运用。与之相对应的是，小趾头被称为minimus。“虎口距（食指与拇指间的空隙）Although a rare word, purlicue is a term for the space between the forefinger and

2、thumb,originally used in the North of England. Its thought to derive from the Scots term pirlie,meaning curly ortwisted, and is also used as a synonym for curlicue: a term incalligraphy to describe curls in a persons writing.尽管是个冷僻词，purlicue 这一术语用来表示食指与拇指间的空间，起源于英格兰北部，来源于苏格兰术语pirlie，意为卷曲的或弯曲的；现在用作花体

3、的近义词，书法术语，用以形容书写中笔迹的卷曲。A fraenum is a small ligament that restricts movement between body parts. The mostobvious example is the fraenum which attaches the tongue to the bottom of the mouth,or the lip to the gum. It es from the Latin fraenum which meant bridle that same.v.idea of restrained movement.

4、 . It is also spelled frenum, and the more mon term isfrenulum. 义，亦拼作frenum，更为常用的术语是 frenulum。uvulaThe uvula is the fleshy extension that hangs at the back of the mouth above the openingof the throat. This is a body part that we share with some other primates; for instance,baboons have small, underd

5、eveloped uvulae. The uvula helps to close the nasopharynxduring swallowing, so that no food can enter the nasal passage. It also causes theinitiation of the gag reflex if stimulated, and is also used to articulate a range of soundsin speech, such as the guttural R used in French.音，如法语里喉音 This term r

6、efers to the vertical groove between the bottom of the nose and the upper lip.Interestingly, it es from the Latin word philtrum which initially meant love-potion or.v.love-charm and only started being used in English for the body part in the 17th丁语 philtrum 爱情迷药或爱情魔咒 17 世纪才开始用于英语表示身体部位。碗状（两手靠拢形成）Thi

7、s is the hollow that is formed when the two hands are placed together to create abowl shape. It originates from the Old Norse gaupn.这个词指的是双手靠拢形成的碗状时双手凹陷的部分，来源于古挪威语 gaupn.The technical medical term for what some might refer to in everyday conversation asman boobs ormoobs or, rather, the condition tha

8、t causes the swelling of a mansbreast tissue, usually caused by hormone therapy or imbalance.这一专业术语即有些人日常对话中所说的男性乳房，更确切地说，是引发男性胸部组织肿胀、隆起的条件，通常由激素疗法或内分泌失调所致。canthusStemming from Latin, and from the Greek word kanthos, this word refers to the point inthe inner or outer corner of the eye where the uppe

9、r and lower eyelids meet. It was firstused in the mid-17th century.v.源自拉丁语和希腊语 kanthos 一词，用以指内外眼角上下眼睑交汇处。最初用于This is the lowest point of the jawbone, so the most outward pointing part of the chin. Ites from the Greek word for with the ion suffix added to it, and only came intousage in the late 19th century.下颌骨的最低点，是下巴最为向外突出的点，来源于希腊语 jaw一词，加上-ion后缀，直到 19 世纪末期人们才开始使用这个词。glabellaThe glabella is the smooth part of the forehead, between and directly above theeyebrows. The term es from the Latin glaber, meaning without hair, smooth, bald. It isused medically to