epiglottis
名词 n.
英 /ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɒt.ɪs/
美 /ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɑ.tɪs/|[ˌɛp.ɪˈɡlɑ.ɾɪs]|/ˌep.ɪˈɡlɔt.ɪs/|[ˌep.ɪˈɡlɔɾ.ɪs]
英文释义
名词 n.
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A cartilaginous organ in the throat of terrestrial vertebrates covering the glottis when swallowing to prevent food and liquid from entering the trachea, and in Homo sapiens also a speech organ.
— My epiglottis is full of bees!
词形变化
词源
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi
Proto-Hellenic *epí
Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí)
Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-)
Proto-Hellenic *glṓťťā
Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă)
Ancient Greek -ις (-is)
Ancient Greek γλωσσῐ́ς (glōssĭ́s)
Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́ς (epĭglōssĭ́s)
Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s)bor.
New Latin epiglōttislbor.
English epiglottis
Borrowed from New Latin epiglōttis, from Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s, “valve covering the larynx”), from ἐπῐ- (epĭ-, “upon, over”) + γλωττῐ́ς (glōttĭ́s, “glottis, mouth of the windpipe”); equivalent to epi- (“upon; above”) + glottis.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi
Proto-Hellenic *epí
Ancient Greek ἐπί (epí)
Ancient Greek ἐπῐ- (epĭ-)
Proto-Hellenic *glṓťťā
Ancient Greek γλῶσσᾰ (glôssă)
Ancient Greek -ις (-is)
Ancient Greek γλωσσῐ́ς (glōssĭ́s)
Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωσσῐ́ς (epĭglōssĭ́s)
Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s)bor.
New Latin epiglōttislbor.
English epiglottis
Borrowed from New Latin epiglōttis, from Ancient Greek ἐπῐγλωττῐ́ς (epĭglōttĭ́s, “valve covering the larynx”), from ἐπῐ- (epĭ-, “upon, over”) + γλωττῐ́ς (glōttĭ́s, “glottis, mouth of the windpipe”); equivalent to epi- (“upon; above”) + glottis.
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