英文词源
- aorta
- aorta: see artery
- aorta (n.)
- 1570s, from Medieval Latin aorta, from Greek aorte, term applied by Aristotle to the great artery of the heart, literally "what is hung up," from aeirein "to lift, heave, raise," which is of uncertain origin; related to the second element in meteor. Used earlier by Hippocrates of the bronchial tubes. Related: Aortal; aortic.
中文词源
aorta:主动脉
发音释义:[eɪ'ɔːtə] n. 主动脉
词源解析:aorta←希腊语aorte(主动脉),由亚里士多德创作,用来表示心脏的大动脉,字面意思是“被挂起来的东西”。
趣味记忆:aorta→谐音“爱窝它”→主动脉太重要了,一定要爱护它,把它窝在身体里面,以免它被划开。
衍生词:aortal(主动脉的),aortic(大动脉的)
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版:aorta 词源,aorta 含义。
aorta:大动脉
来自拉丁语。来自air的词根义,举起,升起。指心脏大动脉。
aorta:主动脉
来源于原始印欧语*ar-(举起)在希腊语中派生的aorte。
同源词:artery