breastbone

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The central narrow bone in the front of the chest, connecting the collarbone and the top ribs.
    — He lapped out of his hand, then sat up in the sunlight, crossing his shins in front of him, and after a time let his woolly head fall on his breastbone.

词形变化

breastbones plural breast bone alternative

词源

From Middle English brust-bon, brestbon, from Old English brēostbān (“breastbone”), equivalent to breast + bone.
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