fibula
fibula
[ˈfɪbjʊlə]
(pl. fibulae -liː 或 fibulas)
fibular
adjective
语源
[ˈfɪbjʊlə]
(pl. fibulae -liː 或 fibulas)
- (Anatomy)the outer and usually smaller of the two bones between the knee and the ankle (or the equivalent joints in other terrestrial vertebrates), parallel with the tibia
(剖)腓骨 - (Archaeology)a brooch or clasp
(考古)扣衣针，胸针，饰针
fibular
adjective
语源
- late 16th cent.: from Latin, brooch', perhaps related to figere 'to fix'. The bone is so named because the shape it makes with the tibia resembles a clasp, the fibula being the tongue
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