1540s, "belly fat," from Latin abdomen "belly," which is of unknown origin, perhaps from abdere "conceal," with a sense of "concealment of the viscera," or else "what is concealed" by proper dress. De Vaan, however, finds this derivation "unfounded." Purely anatomical sense is from 1610s. Zoological sense of "posterior division of the bodies of arthropods" first recorded 1788.
双语例句
1. The patient is complaining of pain in the abdomen, doctor.
大夫, 病人在叫肚子疼.
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2. A thin, hollow needle was carefully introduced into the patient's abdomen.
一根细空心针被小心地插入病人腹部.
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3. The nurse tapped the patient's abdomen.
护士给病人放出腹水.
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4. The abdomen distend s.
腹部胀大.
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5. Soak a small towel in the liquid, wring it out, then apply to the abdomen.