muscle是什么意思_muscle怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

muscle: muscle: [16] Ultimately, muscle and mussel [OE] are the same word, and both owe their origin to a supposed resemblance to a mouse. They go back to Latin mūsculus, literally ‘little mouse’, a diminutive form of mūs ‘mouse’, which was applied to the shellfish because of a similarity in shape and colour, and to ‘muscle’ because the shape and movement of certain muscles beneath the skin, such as the biceps, reminded people of a mouse.

Latin mūsculus ‘mussel’ was borrowed into Old English as muscle or muxle; the -ssspelling began to emerge in the 15th century, inspired by Middle Low German mussel (which came from *muscula, a Vulgar Latin feminization of Latin mūsculus and source of French moule ‘mussel’) and reinforced in the 16th century by the introduction via Old French of muscle for ‘muscle’.

The notion of resemblance to a mouse also lies behind English musk.
=> mouse, mussel
muscle (n.): late 14c., from Middle French muscle "muscle, sinew" (14c.) and directly from Latin musculus "a muscle," literally "little mouse," diminutive of mus "mouse" (see mouse (n.)).

So called because the shape and movement of some muscles (notably biceps) were thought to resemble mice. The analogy was made in Greek, too, where mys is both "mouse" and "muscle," and its comb. form gives the medical prefix myo-. Compare also Old Church Slavonic mysi "mouse," mysica "arm;" German Maus "mouse; muscle," Arabic "adalah "muscle," "adal "field mouse." In Middle English, lacerte, from the Latin word for "lizard," also was used as a word for a muscle.
Musclez & lacertez bene one selfe þing, Bot þe muscle is said to þe fourme of mouse & lacert to þe fourme of a lizard. [Guy de Chauliac, "Grande Chirurgie," c. 1425]
Hence muscular and mousy are relatives, and a Middle English word for "muscular" was lacertous, "lizardy." Figurative sense of "force, violence, threat of violence" is 1930, American English. Muscle car "hot rod" is from 1969.
muscle (v.): 1913, "to accomplish by strength," from muscle (n.). Related: Muscled; muscling. To muscle in is 1929 in underworld slang.

词态变化

复数 muscles;
形容词 muscled;

权威造句

1. Eisenhower used his muscle to persuade Congress to change the law.: 艾森豪威尔用他的影响力说服国会修改了该项法律。

2. Dave pulled a back muscle and could barely kick the ball.: 戴夫背部拉伤，几乎没法踢球。

3. This can lead to bodily weakness and muscle wastage.: 这样可能会导致身体虚弱和肌肉萎缩。

4. They call rowing the perfect sport. It exercises every major muscle group.: 他们称划船是最佳运动，它可以锻炼每一处主要肌肉群。

5. The body is made up primarily of bone, muscle, and fat.: 人体主要是由骨骼、肌肉和脂肪构成。

近反义词

strength 力气

brawn (尤指强壮的)肌肉...

power 力量

influence 影响

force 武力

weight 重量

sway 摇动

muscular tissue 肌肉组织

muscleman 肌肉发达者

musculus [医] 肌

heftiness 重

sinew 肌肉

muscularity 肌肉发达

brawniness 肌肉结实

相似短语

be on the muscle 准备动武准备蛮干

on the muscle 以暴力,凭蛮力;气势汹汹地

muscle in on 硬挤进侵入干涉强夺

muscle in 强行进入,抢夺

muscle into 硬挤进侵入干涉强夺

muscle out 强行逐出,驱逐

jaw muscle 颚肌

aliform muscle 翼状肌

ciliary muscle 睫状肌，鲍曼氏肌

catch muscle 握肌

单词分析

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记忆方法

1. from Latin musculus "a muscle," literally "little mouse," diminutive of mus "mouse" (see mouse).
2. So called because the shape and movement of some muscles (notably biceps) were thought to resemble mice.

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